The host nation will face a tough test against the tournament top scorer so far, Brazil meet Colombia in the quarter-finals of the World Cup at Fortaleza on Friday. Brazil had to survive a penalty shoot-out in order to knock out Chile in the previous round, now they face another South American opponent in the last eight.

Brazil boss Luis Felipe Scolari will have to do without central midfielder Luiz Gustavo, who is suspended after picking up his second yellow card of the tournament. Neymar had a few knee and thigh problems but he should be fully fit for the match. Colombia have no fresh injury concerns, with James Rodriguez, who scored five goals so far, expected to spearhead their attack. The last 12 direct meetings between the two sides saw no wins for Colombia, Brazil have won seven while the other five were draws.

Probable starting line-ups:

Brazil: Cesar – Alves, Silva, Luiz, Marcelo – Fernandinho, Oscar, Willian – Hulk, Neymar, Fred

Colombia: Ospina – Zuniga, Armero, Sanchez, Zapata, Yepes – Cuadrado, Aguilar, Rodriguez, Martinez – Gutierrez

My prediction: Brazil to win 2-1.

Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:

Brazil win – 5/6
Draw – 11/4
Colombia win – 15/4