Colombia top World Cup 2026 group after breathless 0-0 draw with Portugal
Key takeaways
- Colombia book last 32 clash with Ghana, while Portugal will face Croatia in the first knockout stage.
- Portugal, who needed to win to top the group, go north to Toronto to play Croatia on Thursday, knowing they have not quite yet found a way to blend all the talent in their squad into an effective team.
- The match started to a cacophony of noise from the massed ranks of yellow-shirted South Americans, and the decibel levels went up a notch when striker Jhon Cordoba headed the ball over the bar in the first minute.
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Colombia book last 32 clash with Ghana, while Portugal will face Croatia in the first knockout stage.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Colombia's Davinson Sanchez scores a goal that was later disallowed [Paul Childs/Reuters]By AFP and Reuters Published On 28 Jun 202628 Jun 2026Colombia and Portugal played out a breathless 0-0 draw to a wall of sound at Miami Stadium, with both teams advancing to the last 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup as the top two in Group K.
The Colombians will rue their profligacy in front of goal on Saturday, but take encouragement from dominating quality European opposition for large periods as they head off to Kansas City as group winners to take on Ghana on Friday.