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‘Take the cup home’: Colombia fans eye Women’s World Cup glory after last-16 win – video

Hundreds of Colombia fans were dancing and cheering outside the Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne after their team beat Jamaica 1-0 and qualified for its first ever Women’s World Cup quarter-final. Captain Catalina Usme’s 52nd-minute strike sent supporters into delirium and ensured the team will face England for a place in the semi-finals. What had been a testy and physical affair before half-time exploded into life after Usme’s breakthrough, with both teams attacking furiously in a match-up of two of the tournament’s underdogs. Colombia fans are already envisioning their team going all the way, with one fan saying: ‘We are going to take that cup home with us. We are going to Sydney, we are going to the final, we are going to win.’

Colombia’s Catalina Usme ends Jamaica hopes to set up England quarter-final

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