This Saturday, at Maracanã, Uruguay faces Colombia without its top player, striker Suárez, who will be replaced by Forlán. The decisive duel for the World Cup's round of 16 will be the first of a nine-game suspension handed down for the Uruguayan striker biting Italian defender Chiellini.
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Qualification for the round of 16 was only secured in the last round, with a 1-0 win over Italy. Tomorrow's match marks the return of Uruguay in a World cup match at Maracanã, where it won the 1950 title. The winner will face the winner of Brazil vs.Chile in the quarterfinals.
Colombia, which ended the group stage in first place in Group C, began the competition as an underdog, as the nation's star, striker Falcao García, was unable to recover in time and was ruled out. With a finely tuned team, the man to watch is midfielder James Rodríguez, who scored three goals in the first stage and who usually initiates offensive plays.
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