Germany U-17 coach Christian Wueck asserted yesterday that his wards will give a close fight to Colombia in their Last-16 fixture of the FIFA U-17 World Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here today. Germany beat Costa Rica and Guinea, while they lost to Iran in the Group stages to qualify for the second round. Colombia, on the other hand, lost to Ghana but later clinched consecutive victories against India and the US to seal a berth in the knock-out stages. "Colombia played a very good World Championship. They were in a very close group against teams India, the US and Ghana," Wueck said.

Germany's Noah Awuku (left) celebrates a goal with a teammate during the FIFA U-17 World Cup match against Costa Rica at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa recently. Pic/Getty Images