The Colombian National Team defeated Jamaica 1-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Australia-New Zealand 2023in a Rectangular stadium in Melbourne with 30,000 people, mostly Colombian nationals.
Colombia’s victory was the last match to be played in the stadium that in 2012 claimed the award for the “most iconic and culturally significant stadium in the world.” Previously, Nigeria 0-0 Canada, Germany 6-0 Morocco, Canada 0-4 Australia and Sweden (5) 0-0 (4) United States were played.
Local media and fans were surprised, not only by the large number of Colombians in oceanic lands, but also for her passion and commitment to the Colombian women’s team. Demonstrating that more and more women are earning a space in the heart of soccer and, mainly, among Colombian fans.
In Melbourne a tide of yellow jerseys cheered with deafening volume throughout the match and whistled practically every ball touched by the Jamaicans, surprised by the electrifying atmosphere.
Large amount of public in all their games
The matches of the Colombian team in the group stage summoned 82,164 attendees, after the game against Germany, which had the highest attendance, it was the match against Korea that came in second place despite the time and day (24,323).
To which must be added the 30,000 people who paid their tickets for the round of 16 match against Jamaica. At the level of the South American teams, Colombia finished as the second country behind Brazil, in third place was Argentina.
In the group stage, the matches in Brazil had 90,158 spectators. Those of Colombia 82,164; while Argentina had 57,630 fans in the three duels.
Why are there so many Colombians in Australia?
The main reason why there are so many Colombians on Australian soil is that after Covid-19 this country offered workers more stable jobs and access to a quality study.
According to the international agency that offers the service of transferring people to that country, YouTooProject: “The main Australian cities have spent years staying in the top ten of the best cities in the world to live and Australia has a very low unemployment rate, so it becomes a perfect setting to look for work”.
Australia for several years implemented the regional visa, which is for designated professionals who are interested in reaching that territory.
“The qualified immigration system is a program that selects foreign potential for certain areas of the labor market Australian in need of manpower. For the government it is very important that these foreign workers are adapted. For this reason, constant studies of the labor market are carried out to analyze their behavior”, adds YouTooProject.
The agency points out that in 2022 there were 700 Colombians who came to Australia to study and by 2023 it is estimated that at least 1,500 Colombians will arrive in Australia.
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