Columbia for the first time in history reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup

The Columbia Football team for the first time in history reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup, outplaying the Uruguay team at the 2014 world championship.

- World Cup 2014: Schedule and competition results

The meeting of the 1/8 finals, held in Rio de Janeiro, ended with a score of 2: 0. Both goals were scored by Hametes Rodriguez (28th and 50th minutes), which after that went to the lead in the dispute of the best scorers of the tournament with five goals.

The rivals of the Colombians in the quarterfinals will be the Brazilians who have overcome the chili team in the 1/8 finals. The meeting will be held on July 5, the beginning is 00:00 in Moscow.

The Colombia team at the World Cup in Brazil won all four matches, despite the absence in the composition due to the injury to the main star of the national team of Radamel Falcao.

Among the favorites of the tournament, the national teams of Brazil (previously won the championship five times), Germany (three victories), Argentina (two victories).