Colombia captain Catalina Usme fired her country into the last eight of the Women’s World Cup and has warned quarter-final opponents England that her side can go all the way in the tournament.
Usme scored the only goal of the game as Colombia beat Jamaica 1-0 in the last 16 on Tuesday, setting up a meeting with the Lionesses on Saturday in Sydney.
It is Colombia’s first trip to the quarter-finals of a Women’s World Cup and they will go in as the underdogs against the European champions, but Usme is feeling confident and has great faith in her team.
The 33-year-old, who is playing at her third World Cup, quickly turned her attention to England after the win over Jamaica and said that she does not intend for the journey to end on Saturday.
‘We want to continue making history, we want to go further. This can’t be the ceiling for this team. Now we have to think about England,’ Usme said, via DSports.
‘I am very happy. I have many emotions in my head, but I want more. I want to face England.
‘This team is wonderful, I feel proud to be here, to be with them, to be doing what we are doing, but we have to keep dreaming because this team has what it takes.
‘So many things go through my head that I can’t describe what I’m feeling. It’s been years of work, of falls, of getting up again, and today taking the step to such an important stage is incredible.’
England and Colombia meet in Sydney on Saturday in the last of the quarter-finals, after Spain play Netherlands and Japan meet Sweden on Friday and Australia take on France earlier on Saturday.
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