World Cup 2014: News, Schedule, Scores

[color=rgb(55, 55, 55)]Brazil breathes giant sigh of relief, [/color]

[color=rgb(55, 55, 55)][size=16px !important][/color][color=rgb(38, 89, 112)] Brazil [/color][color=rgb(55, 55, 55)] dodged a bullet, downing [/color][color=rgb(38, 89, 112)] Chile [/color][color=rgb(55, 55, 55)] 1-1 (3-2) on penalty kicks after a gritty and tense match in Belo Horizonte to seal its ticket to the World Cup's quarterfinal stage on Saturday.  [/size][/color]
[color=rgb(55, 55, 55)][/size][size=16px !important]Julio Cesar made two critical saves, Neymar scored the key penalty in the shootout and Gonzalo Jara hit the post on the last attempt from the spot to give the hosts the win.[/size][/color]

Colombia have beaten Uruguay 2-0 at the football World Cup to book a quarter-final against Brazil.

Striker James Rodriguez scored both goals in Rio, one in each half, to take the lead in the World Cup golden boot with five goals from four games.

Rodriguez opened his account on the 28th minute mark with a contender for goal of the tournament, the 22-year-old turning neatly outside the area after taking the ball on his chest with his back to goal, then smashing home the volley.

Rodriguez scored again five minutes after half-time, finishing off a cross from a headed pass inside the six-yard box.

Uruguay were missing their talismanic striker Luis Suarez, who's been thrown out of the World Cup and banned from the game for four months for biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini.

Suarez's ban is the longest ever imposed at a World Cup.

Colombia will now play hosts Brazil in the last eight in Fortaleza on July 5th, after the hosts earlier beat Chile 3-2 in a penalty shootout in Belo Horizonte, following a 1-all draw and scoreless extra-time period.

Luis Suarez isn't the only one chomping at the WorldCup. An England fan had a chunk of his ear bitten off: yhoo.it/1lDkRW2