Hosts Brazil face Colombia, Germany take on France


Brazil's national soccer team players Marcelo (L) and David Luiz (R) attend a training session at Estadio Presidente Vargas stadium in Fortaleza July 3, 2014. REUTERS/Yves Herman

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Hosts Brazil face their stiffest test so far at the World Cup finals when they take on South American rivals Colombia in the last eight in Fortaleza on Friday after European heavyweights Germany and France clash in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil scraped past Chile via a penalty shootout to reach the quarter-finals, while Colombia, with five-goal tournament top scorer James Rodriguez in their ranks, have won all four of their games scoring 11 goals and conceding just two.

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