By land and air, Colombia's force, led by an unstoppable James Rodríguez, overpowered Costa Rica with a 3-0 victory on Friday in Glendale, USA, and moved one step closer to the Copa América quarterfinals with six points from two matches.

Costa Rica, which managed a 0-0 draw against Brazil in their opener, now anxiously awaits the outcome of Brazil's match against Paraguay, who fell to Colombia 2-1 in their first game.

Liverpool winger Luis Díaz broke the deadlock with a penalty in the 31st minute. In the 59th minute, Davinson Sánchez headed in a cross from James Rodríguez, and in the 69th minute, James Rodríguez set up a counterattack, sending Jhon Córdoba on a sprint that ended with a powerful, unstoppable cross-shot past goalkeeper Patrick Sequeira.