Colombia want to secure first place in Group C, but Alberto Zaccheroni’s Japan need points.
It kicks off at 21.00 UK time and Los Cafeteros have already qualified for the Last 16 of the World Cup.
Nonetheless, they start Fiorentina winger Juan Guillermo Cuadrado and restAtalanta defender Mario Yepes.
Fredy Guarin of Inter steps into the midfield with ex-Pescara man Juan Quinteroand Napoli wing-back Pablo Armero.
Japan are in dire need of a victory and a favour from Greece against the Ivory Coast, as there have been calls for him to be fired despite winning the Asia Cup.
Milan enigma Keisuke Honda starts in midfield with Manchester United’s ShinjiKagawa and Inter full-back Yuto Nagatomo.
Japan: Kawashima; Uchida, Konno, Yoshida, Nagatomo; Aoyama, Hasebe; Okazaki, Honda, Kagawa; Okubo
Colombia: Ospina; Arias, Armero, Cuadrado, Guarin, Mejia, Balanta, Ramos,Quintero, Martinez, Valdes
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