Warren Barton was hit by a beer during his World Cup 2026 commentary duties in Colombias 3-1 win over Uzbekistan while dripping with blood.Barton was at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City to team up with Jacqui Oatley during the Fox broadcast. Luis Diaz had inspired Los Cafeteros to victory, assisting the opener and scoring a second either side of Abbosbek Fayzullaevs historic first goal for Uzbekistan at a World Cup.And Jaminton Campaz sent the Azteca wild in stoppage time with a third goal for Colombia to lift them top of Group K and ahead of Portugal, who were held by DR Congo earlier on Wednesday.The wild atmosphere saw both commentators drenched with beer in the first half after Daniel Munoz broke the deadlock.And Barton appeared to be hit by a projectile in the closing stages of the contest, but persevered with the commentary to the end, which saw a frantic finale, including Campazs stoppage time strike.Oatley concluded the broadcast by stating: Nobody in Mexico City is going to get much sleep tonight.More to follow...

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Luis Daz had a goal and an assist in his debut on soccer's biggest stage, sparking Colombia to a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan on Wednesday night in its World Cup opener.Daniel Muoz, also playing in his first World Cup, opened the scoring in the 40th minute after a pass from Daz, who scored the tiebreaking goal in the 65th when his strike from close range deflected off the hands of diving goalkeeper Utkir Yusupov and trickled across the line.Fayzullaev Abbosbek scored in the 60th minute for Uzbekistan, which made its World Cup debut in front of a heavily pro-Colombia crowd of 80,824 at Estadio Azteca.Jaminton Campaz added a goal in second-half stoppage time for the Colombians, who are ranked 13th in the world and were heavy favorites over 50th-ranked Uzbekistan.Colombia moved atop Group K, ahead of Portugal and Congo, who played to a surprising 1-1 draw earlier Wednesday.The Colombians will face Congo next Thursday at Guadalajara, Mexico, while Uzbekistan will take on Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal at Houston.The Cafeteros returned to World Cup after missing the Qatar tournament in 2022. Their best finish came in 2014 in Brazil, when they reached the quarterfinals.Colombia finished third in South American qualifying behind Argentina and Ecuador. Uzbekistan was second in its Asian qualifying group behind Iran.___AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/fifa-world-cup

Luis Daz had a goal and an assist in his debut on soccer's biggest stage, sparking Colombia to a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan on Wednesday night in its World Cup opener.Daniel Muoz, also playing in his first World Cup, opened the scoring in the 40th minute after a pass from Daz, who scored the tiebreaking goal in the 65th when his strike from close range deflected off the hands of diving goalkeeper Utkir Yusupov and trickled across the line.Fayzullaev Abbosbek scored in the 60th minute for Uzbekistan, which made its World Cup debut in front of a heavily pro-Colombia crowd of 80,824 at Estadio Azteca.Jaminton Campaz added a goal in second-half stoppage time for the Colombians, who are ranked 13th in the world and were heavy favorites over 50th-ranked Uzbekistan.Colombia moved atop Group K, ahead of Portugal and Congo, who played to a surprising 1-1 draw earlier Wednesday.The Colombians will face Congo next Thursday at Guadalajara, Mexico, while Uzbekistan will take on Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal at Houston.The Cafeteros returned to World Cup after missing the Qatar tournament in 2022. Their best finish came in 2014 in Brazil, when they reached the quarterfinals.Colombia finished third in South American qualifying behind Argentina and Ecuador. Uzbekistan was second in its Asian qualifying group behind Iran.___AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/fifa-world-cup

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