World Cup: "We were worn down," says Colombia boss after defeat to Japan

Colombia boss Jose Pekerman admitted his team ran out of steam as they tried to chase down Japan with 10 men in their opening World Cup match on Tuesday.The South American side had Carlos Sanchez sent off and went 1-0 down from the resulting penalty within the first six minutes of their match in Saransk -- but still managed to equalize and keep the pressure on Japan before eventually losing 2-1."After scoring that goal, we lost because we were worn down, we were tired, and even if I tried subbing on some fresh players, it was hard to make a difference," said Pekerman, 68.The 2014 World Cup …READ FULL ARTICLE