Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez scored two goals in the late first half and early second half to lead Colombia into victory against Uruguay in the ongoing 2014 International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) World Cup.

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The Estadio de Maracana in Rio de Janiero was the stage of the knockout rounds between Colombia and Uruguay. At 28 minutes of the first half, Rodriguez scored his first goal and at 50 minutes of the game, Juan Guillermo Cuadrado set Rodriguez up for his second goal sealing a spot in the quarterfinals against host nation Brazil.

This is the first time that Colombia has reached the quarterfinals in the history of the World Cup and they truly deserve it.

Colombian coach Jose Pekerman said after the game: "I'd like to congratulate the whole of Colombia because they deserved this. We made some alterations because we knew how strong our opponents were - it's really important to know about the opposition. The main factor [in this win] was the first half, when we were very solid and managed to get ahead. It's great to have a player like James Rodriguez, and his confidence was very high after our previous game."

James David Rodriguez Rubio, 22 years old, plays either wing or attacking midfielder. He was team caption of Colombia at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He was the youngest player to win the Portuguese Golden Ball award in 2012.

After the match, Rodriguez said: "It's historic, a dream come true: I always wanted to score in the Maracana and now I have. If you want to win, every player is important. Uruguay had a lot of men behind the ball, so we needed plenty of movement up front and we got it. Now things are going to get even harder, but we can go far."

Rodriguez vs Neymar

Two of the top scorers in the 2014 World Cup will go head-to-head as James Rodriguez of Colombia faces off Neymar's Brazil.

Brazil is aiming for its 6^th World Cup title while Colombia having reached the quarterfinals for the first time in the history of the World Cup, dreams of winning it all.

Who will advance to the semis? Find out as they battle it out at the Estado Mineirao in Belo Horizonte Tuesday.

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