Portugal will face Croatia and Colombia will meet Ghana in the World Cup round of 32 after the sides shared an end-to-end draw to give Los Cafeteros top spot in Group K.Camilo Vargas turned Selecao playmaker Bruno Fernandes close-range shot behind and Diogo Costa followed suit to deny Jhon Arias as Cristiano Ronaldos team finished the group stage on five points, two behind Colombia. The five-time Ballon dOr winner ensured he had scored at six World Cup tournaments with two goals in Portugals 5-0 win over Uzbekistan on Tuesday, but teammate Joao Felix looked the likelier Portugal forward to score in Miami, shooting and heading over either side of the interval.Defender Davinson Sanchez had a late header disallowed for offside for Colombia, who drew 0-0 at the finals for the first time in their history.Table of ContentsColombia vs Portugal analysis: Ronaldos roleWorld Cup 2026: Portugal team vs ColombiaWorld Cup 2026: Colombia team vs PortugalWorld Cup 2026: Portugal vs Colombia statsColombia vs Portugal analysis: Ronaldos roleRonaldos first goals at this edition were a partial riposte to critics of his performance in Portugals 1-1 opening draw with DR Congo.One of Ronaldos former teammates at Manchester United, Wayne Rooney, accused Roberto Martinezs players of not working sufficiently to make up for Ronaldos unwillingness to run back against Colombia.Hes not connected, really, with the team, Rooney told BBC Sport, analysing Portugals tactics. He doesnt defend that much.Hes not joining in with his teammates. If hes not doing that defensive work, the players around him have to do that work.[Lionel] Messi doesnt get back but [his] Argentina [teammates] run and get back. Portugal cant afford to have [Ronaldos teammates] not doing that.[Ronaldos] one of the best footballers of all time and, if you can create chances for him, normally he will score them.World Cup 2026: Portugal team vs ColombiaPortugal starting XI: Diogo Costa, Ruben Dias, Renato Veiga, Joao Cancelo, Nuno Mendes, Bruno Fernandes, Ruben Neves, Vitinha, Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix, Pedro NetoPortugal substitutes: Jose Sa, Rui Silva, Nelson Semedo, Tomas Araujo, Diogo Dalot, Goncalo Inacio, Samu Costa, Matheus Nunes, Bernardo Silva, Joao Neves, Goncalo Ramos, Francisco Trincao, Rafael Leao, Goncalo Guedes, Francisco ConceicaoWorld Cup 2026: Colombia team vs PortugalColombia starting XI: Camilo Vargas, Jhon Lucumi, Santiago Arias, Gustavo Puerta, Deiver Machado, Davinson Sanchez, James Rodriguez, Jhon Arias, Jefferson Lerma, Luis Diaz, Jhon CordobaColombia substitutes: David Ospina, Alvaro Montero, Daniel Munoz, Yerry Mina, Johan Mojica, Willer Ditta, Kevin Castano, Richard Rios, Jorge Carrascal, Juan Portilla, Juan Quintero, Cucho Hernandez, Jaminton Campaz, Luis Suarez, Andres GomezWorld Cup 2026: Portugal vs Colombia statsOnly Argentina (31) scored more goals than Colombia (28) in CONMEBOL qualifying. They scored more headers (7) than any other nationLionel Messi (8) is the only player to have scored more than Colombias Luis Diaz (7) in South American qualifyingJames Rodriguez led the assist charts with seven, which was three more than any other playerColombia boss Nestor Lorenzo is at his first World Cup as a coach but is one of three managers at the 2026 tournament to have played in a final at the tournament, having featured for Argentina in the 1990 showpiece against West GermanyLorenzo guided Colombia to their first Copa America final in 23 years in 2024, losing after extra time to ArgentinaSince Portugals best ever World Cup finish third place in 1966 their only other semi-final appearance has been in 2006, exiting against France before losing the third-place match to hosts GermanyPortugal are one of five European teams to have made an appearance at every World Cupsince 2002, alongside England, France, Germany and SpainThey have reached the knockout stage at four of the last five World Cup tournaments and scored in 10 of their last 11 matches at the finals, the exception being their 1-0 quarter-final defeat to Morocco in 2022Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to have scored at six World Cup tournaments and the only player alongside Messi to appear at six editionsSelecao head coach Roberto Martnez is at his third World Cup as a head coach, having guided Belgium to a third-place finish in 2018 and a group-stage exit in 2022Martinez is the third non-Portuguese head coach to lead the team at the finals, after Brazilians Otto Gloria and Luiz Felipe Scolari Topics 2026 FIFA World Cup Colombia National Football Team Cristiano Ronaldo FIFA World Cup Joao Felix Portugal National Football Team World Cup World Cup 2026 Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read World Cup 2026: DR Congo 3-1 Uzbekistan report, result, goals as Wissa scores twice to land Leopards meeting with England Ben Miller 28th June, 2026 LIVE Colombia v Portugal: World Cup 2026 commentary, updates, goals and stats as Cristiano Ronaldo looks to stay on goal trail Jon Fisher 28th June, 2026 World Cup 2026 live: Algeria vs Austria confirmed teams and full line ups, TV channel, live online stream Jon Fisher 28th June, 2026 World Cup 2026 live: Lionel Messi on bench for Argentina vs Jordan as confirmed teams and full line ups are announced, TV channel, live online stream Ben Miller 28th June, 2026 World Cup 2026 live: Bruno Fernandes denied in huge moment before Joao Felix produces stunning strike in Portugal vs Colombia Ben Miller 28th June, 2026 World Cup 2026 live: Portugal vs Colombia confirmed teams and full line ups as Ronaldo targets more goals, TV channel, live online stream George Nash 28th June, 2026
