Brazil and Colombia play each other in quarterfinal encounter of FIFA World Cup 2014.
Neymar of Brazil after scoring penalty
These teams have played each other in 25 occasions and Brazil lead the head to head tally with 15 wins against Colombia’s 2 victories. 8 matches between the sides have ended in a draw. Brazil also leads in goals department with 55 goals five times more than Colombia’s 11.
Brazil were winners of Group E after they accumulated seven points from their three matches. They defeated Croatia by 3-1 in the inaugural match and followed it up with a goalless draw against Mexico.Brazil ended their group stage run with a 4-1 win over Cameroon. They then advanced to knockout stage to face Chile, who were runners up of Group B. Brazil beat Chile in penalties by 3-2 after regulation period ended in 1-1.
Colombia, like Brazil topped their group with perfect nine points out of nine. They were in Group C along with Japan, Ivory Coast and Greece. They beat Greece by 3-0 in their first game and then clinched the victory against Ivory Coast by 2-1 in the following match. They ended their group stage run with a 4-1 victory over Japan. James Rodriguez scored three goals in three games. They then met Uruguay in the quarters who advanced as runners up of Group D. Colombia defeated Uruguay by 2-0 with the help of brace from James Rodriguez.
Team News:
Luiz Gustavo is suspended after the received his second booking of the tournament against Chile. Paulinho, who was benched against Chile will be in defensive midfield role instead of Gustavo. Fred will continue to lead the line despite poor show.
Probable Starting Lineup:
Brazil:
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Julio Cesar: Marcelo, David Luiz, Thiago Silva, Dani Alves: Fernandinho, Paulinho: Hulk, Oscar, Neymar: Fred
Colombia:
Formation: 4-2-3-1
David Ospina: Pablo Armero, Mario Yepes, Cristian Zapata, Juan Zuniga: Carlos Sanchez, Aguilar: Victor Ibarbo, James Rodriguez, Juan Cuadrado: Jackson Martinez
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