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Scolari plans to reuse the system that won the 2002 World Cup. `I can return to the scheme that Brazil played in 2002, with three central defenders and allowing the full-backs to advance,` Scolari shared.

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Starting lineup: Brazil: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Thiago Silva, Luiz, Marcelo, Fernandinho, Paulinho, Oscar, Neymar, Hulk, Fred. Subs: Jefferson, Dani Alves, Dante, Maxwell, Henrique, Ramires, Hernanes, Willian

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Brazil still plays 4-2-3-1, a familiar system from the beginning of the tournament.

Colombia maintained the 4-4-2 formation, but replaced Abel Aguilar and Jackson Martinez with midfielders Victor Ibarbo and Fredy Guarin to strengthen the midfield.

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The game begins.

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Yepes was pointed out as the slowest and weakest link in the Colombian defense.

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THIAGO SILVA OPENS THE SCORE FOR BRAZIL.

The Colombian goalkeeper could not react in time to Silva’s goal.

Thiago Silva opened the score for Brazil

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OPPORTUNITY.

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Brazil advocates solid football to limit the danger from James (red shirt).

Fernandinho fouls James in the center circle.

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Statistics before the match

– Colombia has only won two of the last 25 matches against Brazil and has never known victory on Brazilian soil.

– The last time Colombia defeated Brazil was a 2-0 win in the 1991 Copa America group stage in Chile.

– For 11 years now, Brazil has not been able to beat Colombia.

– The last time the two teams met, the two teams drew 1-1 in a friendly match in New York, USA in November 2012.

Brazil

– This is the sixth consecutive time Brazil has appeared in the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

– Brazil lost only one of their last 25 matches, at the hands of Switzerland last August, the remaining they won 18 and drew six matches.

– Brazil is on a 41-match unbeaten streak at home, since losing to Paraguay in August 2002.

– Brazil’s last defeat in an official home tournament was a 1-3 loss to Peru in the Copa America semi-finals in 1975.

Colombia

– Pekerman’s team is unbeaten in the last 11 matches (winning seven, drawing four) since losing 0-2 to Uruguay last September.

– If they avoid defeat in Fortaleza today, Colombia will have their longest unbeaten streak since the 27-match streak from 1992-1994.

– Colombia’s number of wins in Brazil this summer (four matches) is more than all the 13 matches this team has participated in in previous World Cups combined.

– James Rodriguez has always scored in his last six matches for Colombia.

– Only in this World Cup, James scored five goals and had two assists in the 310 minutes he was on the field, meaning on average every 44 minutes, he scored a goal or assisted a goal.

– 10 of Colombia’s last 13 goals in the World Cup were scored in the second half.

– Coach Pekerman is on a streak of nine consecutive unbeaten matches at the World Cup, with seven wins and two draws.