- Title: BRAZIL: FOOTBALL/SOCCER: Colombia and Uruguay fans arrive at the Maracana
- Date: 28th June 2014
- Summary: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (JUNE 28, 2014) (REUTERS) TOP SHOT OF THE MARACANA STADIUM COLOMBIA FANS WALKING TOWARDS THE MARACANA STADIUM VARIOUS OF FANS WALKING INTO STADIUM TOP SHOT OF THE MARACANA STADIUM COLOMBIA AND URUGUAY FANS WALKING IN THE STREET TOP SHOT OF THE MARACANA STADIUM
- Embargoed: 13th July 2014 13:00
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- Location: Brazil
- Country: Brazil
- Topics: Sports
- Reuters ID: LVAAFIXX5HMDF9MJQF2C801PV4PA
- Story Text: Colombia and Uruguay fans were entering the Maracana stadium on Saturday (June 28) as the sun began to set on Rio de Janeiro.
The winners of Saturday evening's Round of 16 match will meet Brazil in the quarter-finals after the hosts beat Chile 3-2 on penalties.
Colombia head to the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro in more buoyant mood, having won all three of their group games and racked up nine goals in the process, a tally surpassed so far only by the rampant Netherlands.
There had been fears that the loss of striker Radamel Falcao to injury before the tournament would be a big blow for Colombia, appearing at their first World Cup in 16 years.
But Falcao's understudy Jackson Martinez has been one of the tournament's revelations so far, helped in large part by playmaker James Rodriguez.
With those two in fine form, Colombia, under Argentine coach Jose Pekerman have wowed crowds in Brazil with the kind of fast, flowing play that the locals demand of their own team.
Uruguay will be seeking to channel the spirit of 1950 - when they shocked Brazil by beating them to win the World Cup in Rio.
It will probably fall to veteran striker Diego Forlan to take the place of the banned Luis Suarez in the starting 11 in the Maracana as he did in their shock opening loss to Costa Rica in Group D while Suarez was still completing his recovery from injury.
Uruguay played poorly in that match which they lost 3-1 but looked better in their next, a 2-1 win over England when Suarez scored both their goals.
After overcoming Italy 1-0 in the now infamous game in which Suarez lost his self-control, they must now cope without him again. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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