Colombia reaches the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup for the first time

* Score: Usme 51'

Colombia's previous best achievement was reaching the last 16 of 2015. The victory made Colombia the second South American team to win the knockout round after Brazil in 1999 and 2007. Colombia is also the only representative. of the Americas reached the quarterfinals this year. Before that, the championship candidates such as Canada, Brazil and the US all stopped early in turn.

On the Melbourne field this afternoon 8/8, Colombia faced Jamaica – the team unbeaten from the beginning of the tournament and have not conceded a goal. Coach Nelson Abadia even suffered a loss right before the match when Daniela Montoya was hurt and had to throw 18-year-old Ana Guzman on to the field.

Colombia still controls the game well thanks to the possession of more technical players. Meanwhile, Jamaica actively played close, kicked solid to prevent, and played a quick counterattack with the destination of striker Khadija Shaw. The first half ended with only two shots on target.

Just six minutes into the second half, Colombia found a goal. From the left, Ana Guzman passed in the opposite direction, eliminating the entire Jamaican defense. Usme - the number one striker in Colombia's history with 72 goals for the team - controlled the first step neatly, then cut the sole of his left foot to score the first goal for Colombia in the knockout round. She burst into tears while her teammates ran over to celebrate.

Minutes later, Colombia backed down to counter-attack and once Leicy Santos hit the post with the ball in the 87th minute. Prior to that, Jamaica had a good chance in the 83rd minute, but Drew Spence hit the ground with a header that hit the post even though no one was watching. .

With a minimum win, Colombia advanced to the quarterfinals and will meet the reigning European champion England on August 12. In the 1/8 round, England struggled to overcome Nigeria after the penalty shootout.

Colombia: Catalina Perez, Daniela Arias, Ana Guzman, Carolina Arias, Jorelyn Carabali, Diana Ospina Garcia, Lorena Bedoya Durango, Leicy Santos, Mayra Ramirez, Catalina Usme, Linda Caicedo

Jamaica: Rebecca Spencer, Chantelle Swaby, Deneisha Blackwood, Allyson Swaby, Tiernny Wiltshire, Vyan Sampson, Drew Spence, Jody Brown, Kalyssa Van Zanten, Trudi Carter, Khadija Shaw.