Portugal vs Colombia, FIFA World Cup 2026 highlights: Portugal end 2nd in Group K after draw
FIFA World Cup 2026 Game Today highlights: Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal were held to a goalless draw by Colombia in their final group match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Miami Stadium. The result sees Portugal (five points) end second in Group K with Colombia (seven points) winning the group. Colombia’s Davinson Sanchez had a goal disallowed in the 91st minute for a marginal offside. Jhon Cordoba and Jhon Arias had the best chances of scoring in the first half for Colombia but were denied by Portugal keeper Diogo Costa while at the other end, Bruno Fernandes had a golden opportunity from point-blank range, but was thwarted by Camilo Vargas.
It was a game where both teams are chasing top spot in Group K. Both were already through to the Round of 32. But a win today for either side would have assured them of a better draw for Round of 32. Eventually Colombia secured the top spot with a draw.
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After firing blanks in Portugal’s tournament opener, Ronaldo finally came to the party with two goals as Portugal tormented Uzbekistan. But Ronaldo was largely quiet against Colombia, with an audacious overhead kick in the first half his only real chance at scoring. Miami is where Messi plays his club football for Inter Miami in the Major League Soccer.
In the other game of Group K, Congo managed to secure a spot in the round of 32 with a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan.
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Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (7) celebrates after scoring the opening goal of his team during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Uzbekistan in Houston, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
We have been here before. Us, the hapless sports scribes, who marshalled every tenet of footballing logic to argue against his presence. The weary supporters, who no longer found the energy to defend their idol. The opponents, who assumed he had lost his powers of intimidation. And between us — the writers, the supporters and the defenders — him. Cristiano Ronaldo. Whenever the writing on the wall has appeared too glaring to ignore, whenever numbers have suggested his stocks were falling, the inevitability of a Ronaldo riposte has arrived. As it did in Houston on Tuesday, where he led Portugal to a 5-0 win over Uzbekistan. READ MORE.