After losing their opening matches in the under-17 World Cup, both India and Colombia will be eager to notch their maiden victory of the tournament when they face each other here on Monday.
A defeat could be dreadful for both the sides as they have to solely rely on other results in the final group matches to have any chance of qualifying to the knock-out stages as a second-placed side or one of the four best third-placed sides in their group.
Both the team endured contrasting opening day defeats. India, the host and the first-time participant in any FIFA event, were easily dispatched by a strong USA side 0-3.
Colombia, on the other hand, lost narrowly to Ghana 0-1 despite having superior possession count on the day.
The Colombian defence struggled to cope up with the lightning quick counter-attacks of Ghana.
Indian coach luis Norton de Matos would definitely like to look into it as he wants to play in a similar way.
"We will change our tactics a bit against Colombia because they are different side from United Stated of America," said de Matos.
"We have played them before, players know them a bit and that gives us a bit of advantage."
Throughout the World Cup preparation, the Portuguese coach stressed on having a solid defence and the ability to quickly transform defence into attack when they have the ball to catch the opponents off guard.
But the Blue Cubs were not able to do that effectively in the opener, barring few occasions. Most of those rare occasions happened through the left-flank where India's main attacking threat Komal Thatal plays.
Thatal had a decent game and was not afraid to take on his opponents, although his decision making in the final third was not up to the mark. Notably, he had a glorious chance in the second half, when he found himself in a one-on-one situation with the US goalkeeper Justin Garces, but he tried to chip it over the keeper and made a mess of that chance by hitting the ball way over the goal post.
If India can get him more on the ball and offer him enough support to distribute the ball, he could threaten the Colombian defence more on counter attacks.
However, it is the Colombian winger Jaminton Campaz, who plays on the left-flank, that India would consider a big threat.
"Colombia are very threatening on the flanks, their left winger (Campaz) was very quick and we will have to prepare well for him," said the Indian coach.
With Colombia likely to use the width more often, India can expect Campaz to see a lot of the ball. His pace and trickery will be difficult to deal with for any set of defenders.
The return of right-back Boris Singh after serving his one-match suspension for getting a red card against Iran in the AFC U-16 Championship last year will be a big boost.
"All the players are available for selection and Boris coming back is a good thing for us as they have a strong left wing."
Other than that the backline is expected to remain the same with Anwar Ali and Jitendra Singh to start at the centre of defence and Sanjeev Stalin as left-back, and Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem, after his good outing against USA, is anticipated to be the first-choice goalkeeper.
In midfield, skipper Amarjit Singh and Suresh Singh look likelier to keep their positions, while six-feet-two-inch defensive midfielder Jeakson Singh might be brought in to shield the backline, which looked a bit exposed every time USA attacked India on the break.
Anyone of Aniket Jadhav or Rahim Ali is expected to play up top.
Colombia, on the other hand, will be hoping for their forward Santiago Barrero to fully recover on time to play India after being substituted against Ghana due to injury despite coming on as a second-half substitute.
If he doesn't recover on time, Deyman Cortes or Raul Vidal might fill in that void.
Despite returning to the U-17 World Cup after a gap of eight years, Colombia were seen as a team to fear right from the start.
Their coach Orlando Restrepo likes to keep hold off the ball and wait for the opponents' defence to crack up and he also likes to use the flanks a lot.
His counterpart de Matos would happily sacrifice the possession to his opponent but he would like to stay solid at the back and hit them quickly and swiftly when they have the ball.
"If I can't win, the best result I would like to have is a draw," de Matos said.
"I know there is a huge gap between the team but I will like to play for results. I know my players, they have the mentality of a fighter and they will like to fight till the end."
With the home crowd on their side, India would be keen to notch their first-ever victory in a FIFA tournament at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Monday, but to do so the Blue Cubs have to remain compact and flawless while executing their plans against a well organised Colombian side.