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Colombia's Pekerman wary of confident England in last 16

Jose Pekerman has warned Colombia they will face an "in harmony" England side in the World Cup second round.

Colombia defeated Senegal 1-0 in Samara on Thursday to secure their qualification as winners of Group H, before a much-changed England, already through, finished second in Group G following their 1-0 loss to Belgium.

Those results set up a last-16 meeting in Moscow on Tuesday, from which the victors will advance to a quarter-final with Sweden or Switzerland, in what is perceived to be the easier half of the draw.

But Pekerman says there are no straightforward games once the tournament reaches the knockout phase.