Colombia and Jamaica performed well in the group stage and managed to qualify for the qualifying rounds. They will face each other head-to-head this time to compete for the top 8 positions in this year's Women's World Cup.
Colombia beat South Korea and Germany to qualify at the top of the group, which is a great achievement. Even though they lost to Morocco in the last round of the group stage, I'm sure they'll be full of confidence going into the knockout rounds of the tournament.
The South American team is exciting on offense and Jamaica will have to make sure that they don't let Linda Kasdoh get too much time on the ball, as she has the ability to make a breakthrough and create a surprise. Mina Ramirez and Usami also provide an attacking threat to the team, which is aiming to be the first team to break through Jamaica's door in this year's final week.
Goalkeeper Katharina Perez did a great job against Germany, and I think center back Carla Barry did a great job as well, as she managed to freeze the opponent's scorer Alexandra Pope. These two players will have to play an important role in this match, especially in trying to neutralize the threat that Krafty Chassel poses to the team in all aspects of the game.
For Jamaica to come out of the tournament without conceding a single goal, in the same group as France and Brazil, is an unbelievable achievement, but I said before the tournament started that they were capable of pulling off a shocker, and they did exactly what I said.
They have a number of key players in the team. Goalkeeper Rebecca Spencer hasn't lost a single game in three group stage matches, defensive pairing of Alison and Zandrice Wilby have been outstanding, and midfielder Wyndhamson has protected the defense well.
In the front line, Cavendish Chassell, who plays for Manchester City, has the ability to rewrite the game. With the ability to protect the ball and lead the ball forward, he can create scoring chances for his teammates, and he can also make a living inside the penalty box, which is definitely the core of Jamaica's playmakers.
