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Colombia 0-1 Peru: Edison Flores earns visitors stunning qualification win as James Rodriguez and Liverpool target Luis Diaz fail to save their side from making it SIX games without a goal in the hunt to reach the 2022 World Cup

Colombia suffered a sixth successive shut-out as resilient visitors Peru earned a memorable late win in World Cup 2022 Qualifying on Friday.

Substitute Edison Flores raced clear on the left, entered the penalty area and beat Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina at his near post with a low shot in the 85th minute to win a tight contest at the Estadio Metropolitano.

Porto livewire Luis Diaz, who is being strongly linked with a move to Liverpool, was unable to break the deadlock as Colombia had the better of play before the goal.

Luis Diaz (centre) was unable to rescue Colombia from a sixth successive game without a goal
Former Everton midfielder James Rodriguez, who currently plays foru00a0Al-Rayyan, was also foiled

Former Everton midfielder James Rodriguez, who currently plays for Al-Rayyan, was also foiled

The 25-year-old went on one mazy run towards the end of the first half and sent a shot comfortably over the crossbar with around ten minutes to go as Colombia endured their fifth 0-0 draw on that six-game run.