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Match info:
Brazil vs Colombia
Competition – FIFA World Cup (last 8)
Stadium – Estadio Castelao
Date: 4th July 2014
Kick-off time – 21:00 GMT+1
Hosts Brazil meet Colombia at the Estadio Castelao this Friday evening in the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup.
Brazil made it to this stage by winning Group A with 2 wins and 1 draw. They then went on to defeat Chile in penalties in what was an enthralling game.
Colombia won Group C with 3 straight wins. They then went on to defeat Uruguay 2:0 in the last 16.
Recent form:
Both sides are unbeaten in 7.
The last 16 draw looks like this:
The winner of this tie will go on to face France or Germany who play at 17:00 GMT+1 on Friday evening.
Head-to-head
These two sides have met 6 times in recent years and Brazil have come out on top most often.
The last 5 meetings between these two sides finished 1:1, 0:0, 0:0, 0:0 and 2:1.
Possible line-ups
Brazil (4-3-2-1)
Colombia (4-4-2)
Bookmakers make Brazil favourites to come out on top in this match.
Odds: Brazil (17/20) Draw (13/5) Colombia (15/4) Gamingtips Prediction – Brazil 2:2 Colombia
Both sides come into this tie unbeaten and Colombia have one of the best defencive records (won 4 games out of 4, conceded just 2 goals). This game will ultimately come down to which side can take their chances – Brazil must break down a very strong defence while at the same time maintaining a tight back line. Colombia will most likely start the game slowly and work their way into it given that all eyes and expectations are on this Brazil side. Counterattacking football is how Colombia will most likely play given that Brazil are the home side by default. Brazil are slight favourites with bookmakers to come out on top and they will need to show a similar threat going forward like they did against Cameroon in the group stages if they want to book a date against either France or Germany on July 8th. Ultimately Brazil should just have enough quality to come out on top however Colombia are a very good side and if they can get in front, they may be able to hold off a nervous Brazil team who will have the majority of the stadium behind them. The winner will go on to play either France or Germany who meet at the Estadio do Maracana early on Friday evening (17:00 GMT+1).
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