Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni must choose whether to recall midfielder Shinji Kagawa, who was dropped to the bench against Greece.
Playmaker Yasuhito Endo will also hope to start after cameos in the first two group matches.
Colombia may rest key players as they are already through to the last 16.
Captain Mario Yepes could miss out with a muscle injury, while striker Carlos Bacca is likely to be unavailable because of a similar problem.
Holding midfielder Carlos Sanchez would miss the last 16 if booked, so Alexander Mejia is set to deputise for him BBc reports.
DATE: June 24, 2014
TIME: 21:00 BST
VENUE: Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba
POSSIBLE LINE UP:
JAPAN: Kawashima; Konno, Uchida, Yoshida, Nagatomo; Hasebe, Honda, Yamaguchi, Kagawa; Okubo, Osako
COLOMBIA: Ospina; Armero, Arias, Zapata, Aguilar; Guarin, Sanchez, Vargas; Bacca, Martinez, Rodriguez
