Two nations chasing World Cup glory will do battle today in a match between Colombia and Portugal. The U-20 World Cup match scheduled for 9 p.m. ET will be held at Otago Stadium in Dunedin and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 2.
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Colombia head coach Carlos Restrepo (via FIFA): "It was a very tough game [against Senegal], thanks to the quality of the team we were up against. They're a side with very strong players and at first we found it difficult to play around them, but I feel that once we started doing that we proved out on the pitch that we wanted to go for more goals and we were capable of doing that. We're a bit lightweight in attack; our wingers normally chip in with goals, but they're not putting chances away."
Portugal head coach Helio Sousa (via FIFA): "Qatar defended deep, but after the first goal they had to come out a little bit and we were able to find space. Then came the second goal, the third and so on. It was a good game for us. Our goal before this tournament was to play the last game in a position to win the group. We have scored seven goals, conceded zero. It's good for us. Now, we hope to end on a good note and win the final game."
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Player to Watch: Ivo Rodrigues scored two timely goals in the 4-0 victory over Qatar.
Colombia's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Montero; Angulo, Sanchez, Quintero, Tello; Zapata, Gutierrez, Villarreal, Lucumi; Borre, Rodriguez
Portugal's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Andre; Rafa, Domingos, Nunes, Riquicho; Ramos, Podstawski; Rodrigues, Lopes, Martins; Silva
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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