Colombia is through to its first Women’s World Cup quarter-final after downing Jamaica 1-0 on a night when Melbourne erupted into a mini-Bogota.

In just their third appearance in the tournament, the world No.26-ranked Colombians find themselves in the final eight, along with heavyweights England and Spain.

Colombian captain Catalina Usme broke the deadlock in the 51st minute on Tuesday night to send the 27,706 fans at AAMI Park into delirium.

Crowd support rested solely with Colombia, creating one of the loudest and most raucous atmospheres at a game in this year’s World Cup so far.

Jamaica’s players would have been forgiven they were at a venue in South America instead of the Victorian capital, as the crowd jeered any time they possessed the ball and passionately cheered when Colombia went near it.

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After a physical and defensive first half, Usme’s neat finish broke the round-of-16 match wide open as the world No.51-ranked Jamaicans conceded their first goal of the tournament.

The Reggae Girlz’ defence with unflappable goalkeeper Rebecca Spencer had stood firm in group games against powerhouses France and Brazil.

But once they went behind Jamaica was forced into attacking for the first time in the tournament, and even had the better of large sections of the second half.

Immediately after Usme scored, Drew Spence had a gilt-edged opportunity to level for Jamaica, only for Colombia to have another golden chance down the other end moments later.

In the 82nd minute an open Spence saw her header hit the post ensuring Colombian fans had to endure a few nervous few minutes right to the end.

Colombia will meet Euro champions England at Stadium Australia on Saturday night as it seeks to cause an upset and win through to a semi-final.

The result ends a brave run for Jamaica, which secured a knockout spot in just its second appearance in a World Cup, and was forced into starting a GoFundMe page to fund their trip to Australia.