Costa Rica v England
(England have made nine changes to the side that lost to Uruguay for their final match against Costa Rica. Costa Rica will rest several first-team regulars.)
Costa Rica: –
Out of squad: Bryan Oviedo (26/1 d), José Salvatierra (26/0 d), Carlos Hernández (39/6 m), Pablo Herrera (25/3 m), Álvaro Saborío (93/32 f, top scorer), Heiner Mora (22/1 d)
England: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (15/3 m), Leighton Baines (26/1 d)
Out of squad: Ashley Cole (107/0 d, retired), Michael Carrick (31/0 m), Jermain Defoe (55/19 f, 2nd top scorer), Andros Townsend (5/1 m), Kyle Walker (10/0 d), Theo Walcott (36/5 f)
Japan v Colombia
(Colombia may rest key players as they are already through to the last 16.)
Japan: –
Out of squad: Yūichi Komano (78/1 d), Kengo Nakamura (68/6 m), Hajime Hosogai (26/1 m)
Colombia: Carlos Bacca (11/3 f, probably out), Mario Yepes (100/6 d, captain, doubtful)
Out of squad: Luis Amaranto Perea (75/0 d), Aldo Leão Ramírez (29/1 m), Edwin Valencia (12/0 m), Radamel Falcao (51/20 f, top scorer), Aquivaldo Mosquera (30/1 d), Macnelly Torres (37/3 m)
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Explanation: player statistics (a/b c)
a - games played this season
b - goals scored
c - team position (d - defender, m - midfielder, f - forward, g - goalkeeper).
