With Cameroon joining Spain and Australia on the first planes home, we're getting to the point now where the excitement levels amp up. Neither of these two teams can get knocked out today, but the result of the Japan/Greece match later tonight could see a winner of this game go through to the second round.
Most of the African teams have so far disappointed, with the Ivory Coast's victory against Japan being a sole highlight for the continent thus far. They've got a powerful team, with the core being built around Yaya Toure, coming off the back of a superb season with Manchester City. If he's on song, it's hard to see Colombia being able to stop him.
Both teams should be keen to take the points, so I'm hoping for a decent game. I'll go another 2-1 win for the West African lads.
Drink?
Just an orange juice for me. On the rocks, of course.
First Half
Not much to report on so far, with the only chance being put on a plate for the Colombian #9 who, perhaps embarrassed that he was actually offside, managed to pull off a miss-hit that even I would be embarrassed about.
There's a chance both teams will play for the draw and go for it properly in their last game. Should the Ivory Coast decide to go for it, they have national hero Didier Drogba on the bench.
Second Half
A game that looked as if it might end in a draw suddenly came to life, with three goals in ten minutes. The first two went to Colombia, the second the result of comically bad defending. Right after that, however, Ivory Coast grabbed one back after Gervinho strolled past three defenders with some ease. They didn't have enough left to grab a second, putting Colombia in a great position - should Japan not beat Greece later on, they're in the next round.
Today's Moment of Madness.
Despite my total inability to predict results in this World Cup, I've agreed to take part in a competition at work, predicting all the results once we get to the knockout stages. That's a fiver down the tubes.
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