Selecao could be made to work for semi-final berth

Neymar will be looking to stretch Colombia's defenceCredit: Felipe Oliveira

Hosts Brazil struggled through the group stages of the Olympic football tournament but bookmakers expect them to go through to next week's semi-finals.

Rogerio Micale’s side are 1-2 to see off South American rivals Colombia in Sao Paulo but it will not be easy for the Selecao against a side who are yet to taste defeat and have scored two goals in each of their group-stage games.

Barcelona star Neymar and Manchester City new-boy Gabriel Jesus will look to get at Colombia’s back four but the Cafeteros have looked solid and if Brazil prevail it may only be by a single goal.

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Dan Mitchell

Published on 12 August 2016inWorld Cup

Last updated 20:33, 12 August 2016

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