Brazil's footballers continue their gold medal quest against Colombia in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games men's football quarter-finals in Sao Paulo on Saturday at 22:00.
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The hosts finally found their feet on Wednesday night, beating Denmark 4-0 to top group A after two nervous 0-0 draws.
Gabriel Barbosa scored twice to ensure that Barcelona superstar Neymar and the rest of the squad remain on course to win Brazil's first Olympic Games football gold medal at the Maracana on 20 August.
Had Brazil failed to qualify it would have been an even bigger shock than the failure of both London 2012 winners Mexico and Argentina, who triumphed in Athens in 2004 and Beijing 2008, to emerge from the group stage.
Colombia will provide a stern test, however, having finished second in group B with an impressive 2-0 victory over the previously unbeaten Nigeria at the Corinthians Arena.
The Colombians have the dangerous Dorlan Pabon, who had a brief spell playing club football for Sao Paulo.
Germany and Portugal meet at the Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia at 13:00, ensuring that at least one European team will reach the semifinals.
The Germans will be confident given the presence of Nils Petersen and Arsenal's Serge Gnabry, the tournament's joint top scorers with five goals each. All Petersen's goals came in the 10-0 group C thrashing of Fiji.
Portugal have yet to lose and topped group D with seven points from Honduras, who ended Argentina's hopes of qualifying. Honduras now face the Republic of Korea at Mineirao in Belo Horizonte at 19:00.
Denmark, the third European team in the last eight, found Brazil too strong but will be more hopeful of seeing off Nigeria at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador at 16:00.
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Hope Solo stops the ball in the victory over Japan in the Olympic finals. This was the US’ fourth win in five Women’s Football editions in the Olympic Games
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Jorge Enriquez, from Mexico, cheers while wearing his gold medal. 86,162 fans watched the decisive match during the London Olympic Games
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Neymar and Marcelo hug while celebrating the goal scored by Leandro Damião in the semi-finals match against South Korea
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Yuki Otsu, from Japan, doesn’t give goalkeeper Jose Corona a chance and scores the first goal of the semi-finals match against Mexico. In the end, the Mexicans won the game
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In her second Olympic appearance, Christine Sinclair, from Canada, scores with a free-kick her second goal in the British victory in the quarter-finals
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Andréia, Brazilian goalkeeper, tries to defend Shinobu Ohno’s kick but the ball shot by the Japanese gets inside the goal in a valid quarter-finals match
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Even under pressure from Brazilian defender Bruna, Kelly Smith, who wears the British Team’s number 10 shirt, strikes the ball in a Group E valid match
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Twice Olympic Champion, Abby Wambach, tries to score an anthological goal with a bicycle kick in the match against South Korea in Group G’s qualifying phase
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Midfielder Zargo Toure sends a strong left-foot shot in the Senegalese 2 x 0 victory over Uruguay in Group A’s qualifying phase
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Kelly Smith, from the UK, takes a dangerous free-kick in the 3 x 0 victory over Cameroon during Group E’s second round in Cardiff, Wales
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Abdelaziz Barrada celebrates the London Games first Moroccan goal during a Group D match against Honduras
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Christine Manie, from Cameroon, takes the ball from Marta’s feet. Marta wears Brazilian National Team’s number 10 shirt and scored two goals out of five in the Brazilian victory
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Sarah Gregorius, from New Zealand, covers her face as British goalkeeper Karen Basdsley defends her kick during a Group E match of the Women’s tournament
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