Brazilian striker Neymar Junior has insisted that he is happy for Brazil to win ugly as long as it gets them past Colombia in the football World Cup quarterfinal.

Brazil has rarely sparkled at these finals but they remain in contention to win the title after last weekend's victory on penalties against Chile in the last 16.

Neymar said football nowadays is so difficult, so even, that the team who is most committed on the pitch ends up winning.

He added they are there to run to the end, until they are tired, and come out as winners.

Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is likely to make just the one change to his starting line‑up for the match, with the suspended Luiz Gustavo set to be replaced in midfield by Paulinho.

Meanwhile, the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals kick off this Saturday with France to play Germany at 4am, Brazil will take on Colombia at 8am while Belgium will meet Argentina at 4am this Sunday followed by Netherlands against Costa Rica at 8am.