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Alisson Becker is aware of the challenges Brazil will face against Colombia, especially considering the threat posed by his teammate Luis Diaz.

Brazil moved closer to securing a spot in the quarter-finals of the competition after a convincing 4-1 victory over Paraguay in the United States on Friday night.

With just one point needed from their final group game, the battle for top spot in Group D remains open with one match remaining.

Alisson made a stunning save to deny Damian Bobodilla early in the game, while Vinicius Junior’s two goals in the first half and a finish from Savio set the Seleção on course for victory.

A draw against Colombia in their next match would ensure Brazil’s progression to the quarter-finals

What did Alisson Becker say about Colombia and Luis Diaz?

Brazil and Colombia are set to face off in the early hours of Wednesday morning (UK time) to decide the group’s top spot.

Alisson is fully aware of the threat posed by Diaz and the rest of Colombia’s squad.

“Theoretically (Colombia) will be the toughest opponent in the group stage, although Paraguay played a great game until they were 3-0 up, then they dropped their level due to the score, but we know that Colombia has been playing very well, they have a very strong attacking power, a solid defence, and tough players,” the Liverpool No.1 told Sportv.

Alisson added: “It will be a big challenge, but we are prepared and we will prepare ourselves in the next few days, with rest, mentally, in training, to come up with the best strategy to face Colombia, play a great game, maintain this high level of performance and improve in whatever way possible.

“When we drew in the first match, we remained calm: ‘calm down, everything is not wrong.

“In here, calm, outside everyone talks and takes part.

And just as we won 4-1 today, we won’t either.

“We are very excited, let’s remain calm, calm, because today we can also improve some aspects.

“This is the mentality here within the team, we are here very seriously, doing our best and representing our nation.”

On Brazil’s goalless draw against Costa Rica on Tuesday, Alisson stated: “In football, we need to have conviction.

“It’s not just about coming here, playing a game and going home.

“It’s a competition and, if we want to win, we have to have conviction.

“Dorival [the manager] has conviction, he’s putting his face on the team, the way he likes to play, the way he likes to defend.

“It takes time, but the response from our team, from all the players, was very good.

“The last match (against Costa Rica) was just missing a goal, and today we showed that.

“When you score a goal, the match takes a different direction, so it’s important to defend well, not to concede goals early in the match.

“That’s what we did here, we got a 3-0 score in the first half.

“That gives us peace of mind for the rest of the match.”

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