Colombia vs Portugal, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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Match Details
- Referee Alireza Faghani
- Assistant 1 George Lakrindis
- Assistant 2 James Lindsay (Australia)
8 games this season
🟨 4.1/game
⚽ 12.4 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Canada | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Qatar | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Brazil | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Morocco | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Scotland | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Haiti | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | United States | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Australia | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Paraguay | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Turkey | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Germany | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Ecuador | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Curacao | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Netherlands | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Japan | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Sweden | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Belgium | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | Egypt | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Iran | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Spain | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Cape Verde Islands | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | France | 3 | 9 |
| 34 | Norway | 3 | 6 |
| 35 | Senegal | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Iraq | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Argentina | 3 | 9 |
| 38 | Austria | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Algeria | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Jordan | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Colombia | 3 | 7 |
| 42 | Portugal | 3 | 5 |
| 43 | Congo DR | 3 | 4 |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | England | 3 | 7 |
| 46 | Croatia | 3 | 6 |
| 47 | Ghana | 3 | 4 |
| 48 | Panama | 3 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
Season Stats
| Colombia | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| #41 | Position | #42 |
| 7 | Points | 5 |
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 2 / 1 / 0 | W / D / L | 1 / 2 / 0 |
| 4 | Scored | 6 |
| 1 | Conceded | 1 |
| +3 | GD | +5 |
| 2.33 | PPG | 1.67 |
| 67% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
60%
Clean Sheets
Colombia this season
Colombia this season
40%
Clean Sheets
Portugal this season
Portugal this season
Colombia are 41st (7 pts). Portugal are 42nd (5 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Colombia
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portugal
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Colombia
| Daniel Munoz | 2 G |
Portugal
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 3 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Colombia to score. At the same time, Portugal does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Colombia are deployed in a 4-1-2-3 today, looking to exploit space against Portugal's 4-2-3-1 shape.
- 10' Samuel Almeida Costa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colombia tonight.
- 15' Joao Cancelo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portugal so far.
- 20' Colombia have won 23 goals from 88 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 25' Colombia are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 30' Portugal is showing some good football. However, Portugal are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 35' named a 4-1-2-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 40' The 37-year-old Camilo Vargas has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 46' A tactical swap from Portugal — Diogo Dalot on, Joao Cancelo off on 46 minutes.
- 51' Vitinha has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 4 goals to his name this season.
- 56' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colombia must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 60' Colombia ring the changes. Jhon Cordoba has done his job and it is now time for Luis Suarez to step up.
- 65' Davinson Sanchez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 70' Rafael Leao has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joao Felix on 70 minute.
- 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Colombia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 76' Time for substitution for Colombia. Jhon Arias is replaced by Kevin Castano.
- 81' A quiet spell here at Hard Rock Stadium. Colombia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 86' Gustavo Puerta catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 86.
- 87' Daniel Munoz gets the nod from Colombia. He replaces Santiago Arias and will look to change the dynamic.
- 90' Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matheus Nunes is hanging Nuno Mendes on the field on 90 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
Lineups
Colombia Lineups
4-1-2-3Starting XI
-
16
Jefferson Lerma ↓ Richard Rios 60'
- 23
- 10
-
9
Jhon Cordoba ↓ Luis Suarez 60'
-
4
Santiago Arias ↓ Daniel Munoz 87'
- 22
- 3
- 7
- 12
-
11
Jhon Arias ↓ Kevin Castano 76'
- 14
Bench
- 19
- 13
- 17
- 1
-
20
Juan Fernando Quintero ↑ 76'
-
25
Luis Suarez ↑ 60'
- 24
- 8
-
2
Daniel Munoz ↑ 87'
- 21
- 18
- 26
-
6
Richard Rios ↑ 60'
-
5
Kevin Castano ↑ 76'
- 15
Coach
Néstor Lorenzo
Portugal Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
21
Ruben Neves ↓ Joao Neves 46'
- 7
-
20
Joao Cancelo ↓ Diogo Dalot 46'
- 18
- 8
- 3
-
11
Joao Felix ↓ Rafael Leao 70'
- 1
-
25
Nuno Mendes ↓ Matheus Nunes 90'
-
23
Vitinha ↓ Samuel Almeida Costa 70'
- 13
Bench
- 10
-
5
Diogo Dalot ↑ 46'
-
17
Rafael Leao ↑ 70'
- 19
- 2
-
6
Matheus Nunes ↑ 90'
- 22
- 12
- 16
-
24
Samuel Almeida Costa ↑ 70'
- 9
- 14
- 26
- 4
-
15
Joao Neves ↑ 46'
Coach
Roberto Martínez
H2H
Head to Head
Colombia Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.45
Colombia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3
Portugal xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 95% + Under — clean sheet likely 88%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 0.75
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 1.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
| ± 2.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
| ± 3.5 | 1% |
|
99% |
| ± 4.5 | 0% |
|
100% |
Double Chance
Colombia or Draw
82%
Draw or Portugal
66%
Colombia or Portugal
52%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
19.1%
0 – 1
11.8%
1 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 1
1.9%
0 – 2
1.7%
1 – 2
1.2%
3 – 0
0.6%
2 – 2
0.4%
3 – 1
0.3%
0 – 3
0.2%
Asian Handicap — Colombia
| Handicap | Colombia covers | Push | Portugal covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 4% | 95% |
| -1.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -1 | 5% | 21% | 74% |
| -0.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| +0.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +1 | 85% | 13% | 2% |
| +1.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
| +2 | 98% | 2% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Colombia keeps clean sheet
74%
✓
Portugal keeps clean sheet
64%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.