Colombia had a more hostile rivalry against Brazil due to the encounter, where Brazil defeated Colombia 2—1 overshadowed by 's injury and referee's favoritism towards Brazil against Colombia; This would later cause matches between the two national teams to be more intense, aggressive and to a certain extent, played with great hostility with numerous violent incidents, especially during the , where Neymar was sent off during a brawl after the final whistle.
The first match against Romania ended with a 3—1 defeat that resulted in cartels' threats to relatives of Colombian players.
However, in the 78th minute, Brazil scored a controversial goal shortly after the ball touched referee Nestor Pitana, without him stopping play.
Los Cafeteros will be back at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Melendez aiming to extend their unbeaten run, hopefully with a victory.
The qualification was secured with a 3—3 draw against Chile, after having trailed 0—3 at the half.
Colombia is coming off a 0-0 draw with Brazil in their last match and will be looking for a win that would put them above Ecuador in the table.
Colombia's second match was a 1—0 win against Tunisia, with a goal from.
This stadium is where Club Junior and the Colombia National Team play their home games, it was built in 1986 and has a capacity for approximately 46,000 spectators.