Portugal 0 – 0 Colombia

WORLDCUP · June 27, 2026 · Final

🎧 Post-Game Report (audio)

Post-Game Recap

Portugal and Colombia played to a scoreless draw at the World Cup, zero to zero, and honestly the numbers tell a story that the scoreboard couldn't finish. Colombia controlled this game for long stretches, owning fifty-four percent of the ball and generating twenty-four shots to Portugal's thirteen, but when it mattered most, they simply could not convert. Six shots on goal and nothing to show for it.

The man who kept Portugal alive was their goalkeeper, who was called into action repeatedly, making six saves on the night. Six. Colombia threw everything at that net and walked away empty. On the other end, Camilo Vargas was barely tested, stopping just two, because Portugal's attack never really got going. Cristiano Ronaldo managed three shots but never truly threatened, and Vitinha's fifty-four accurate passes couldn't manufacture the opening Portugal needed.

The story of this game belonged to Colombia's Gustavo Puerta, who led all players with four shots and seventy-two accurate passes, pulling strings in the middle and driving Colombia's pressure. Davinson Sánchez was a wall at the back with twelve defensive interventions, making sure Portugal's quiet attack stayed quiet.

Colombia dominated, Portugal survived, and neither team got what they came for. That's your post-game report. Sports Desk, signing off.

AI-generated post-game report composed from the official play-by-play and box score.

Complete Play-by-Play

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

Foul by Pedro Neto (Portugal). 1'

Deiver Machado (Colombia) wins a free kick on the left wing. 1'

Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davinson Sánchez. 1'

Attempt missed. Jhon Córdoba (Colombia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. 2'

Offside, Colombia. Jhon Córdoba is caught offside. 2'

Foul by Jhon Arias (Colombia). 4'

Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing. 4'

Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. 4'

Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jhon Arias with a headed pass. 6'

Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto. 12'

Attempt missed. Gustavo Puerta (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Santiago Arias. 14'

Attempt saved. Jhon Córdoba (Colombia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Diogo Costa (Portugal). Assisted by Jhon Arias. 17'

Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Rodríguez. 17'

Corner, Colombia. Conceded by João Cancelo. 17'

Offside, Colombia. Luis Díaz is caught offside. 18'

Attempt missed. Jhon Arias (Colombia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Rodríguez. 22'

Foul by Jhon Arias (Colombia). 23'

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 23'

Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Camilo Vargas (Colombia). 24'

Delay in match for a drinks break. 24'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 27'

VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled. 31'

Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside. 32'

James Rodríguez (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 33'

Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal). 33'

Foul by Renato Veiga (Portugal). 36'

Jhon Córdoba (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 36'

Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 38'

Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Camilo Vargas (Colombia). 39'

Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 39'

Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vitinha. 40'

Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nuno Mendes. 42'

Attempt blocked. James Rodríguez (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Arias. 44'

Attempt blocked. Jefferson Lerma (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 44'

Foul by Pedro Neto (Portugal). 44'

Deiver Machado (Colombia) wins a free kick on the left wing. 44'

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 45'

Foul by Jhon Lucumí (Colombia). 45'

Attempt saved. Gustavo Puerta (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Diogo Costa (Portugal). Assisted by Jhon Arias. 45'

Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time. 45'

Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Rodríguez. 45'+1'

Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Mendes. 45'+2'

Attempt saved. James Rodríguez (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Diogo Costa (Portugal). Assisted by Jhon Arias. 45'+3'

First Half ends, Colombia 0, Portugal 0. 45'+4'

Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Dalot replaces João Cancelo. 45'

Substitution, Portugal. João Neves replaces Rúben Neves. 45'

Second Half begins Colombia 0, Portugal 0. 45'

Vitinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 47'

Foul by Jhon Arias (Colombia). 47'

Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal). 48'

Jhon Arias (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 48'

Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 49'

Foul by Gustavo Puerta (Colombia). 49'

Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross. 51'

Attempt saved. Jefferson Lerma (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Diogo Costa (Portugal). Assisted by Deiver Machado. 55'

Attempt saved. Jhon Arias (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Diogo Costa (Portugal). Assisted by Gustavo Puerta. 55'

Attempt blocked. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Mendes. 57'

Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside. 59'

Substitution, Colombia. Richard Ríos replaces Jefferson Lerma. 60'

Substitution, Colombia. Luis Suárez replaces Jhon Córdoba. 60'

Attempt missed. Richard Ríos (Colombia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Santiago Arias. 62'

Vitinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 63'

Foul by Richard Ríos (Colombia). 63'

Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Colombia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Rodríguez. 65'

Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Renato Veiga. 65'

Attempt missed. Davinson Sánchez (Colombia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Rodríguez with a cross following a corner. 65'

Attempt saved. Jhon Arias (Colombia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Diogo Costa (Portugal). Assisted by Santiago Arias. 66'

Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Diogo Costa. 66'

Attempt missed. Gustavo Puerta (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Díaz following a corner. 67'

Delay in match because of an injury Nuno Mendes (Portugal). 67'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 67'

Delay in match for a drinks break. 68'

Substitution, Portugal. Rafael Leão replaces João Félix. 70'

Substitution, Portugal. Samú Costa replaces Vitinha. 70'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 71'

Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Colombia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Santiago Arias with a cross. 73'

Attempt blocked. James Rodríguez (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 74'

Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Renato Veiga. 74'

Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 74'

Foul by Richard Ríos (Colombia). 74'

Diogo Dalot (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing. 75'

Foul by Deiver Machado (Colombia). 75'

Substitution, Colombia. Kevin Castaño replaces Jhon Arias. 76'

Substitution, Colombia. Juan Fernando Quintero replaces James Rodríguez. 76'

Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Santiago Arias. 77'

Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a corner. 78'

Pedro Neto (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing. 79'

Foul by Gustavo Puerta (Colombia). 79'

Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez. 80'

Rafael Leão (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing. 81'

Foul by Santiago Arias (Colombia). 81'

Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 82'

Foul by Richard Ríos (Colombia). 82'

Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal). 83'

Richard Ríos (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 83'

Gustavo Puerta (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 86'

Substitution, Colombia. Daniel Muñoz replaces Santiago Arias. 87'

Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. 88'

Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Colombia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz with a cross. 90'+1'

Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. 90'+1'

Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Pedro Neto. 90'+1'

Offside, Colombia. Davinson Sánchez is caught offside. 90'+1'

Substitution, Portugal. Matheus Nunes replaces Nuno Mendes. 90'+2'

Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Renato Veiga. 90'+3'

Attempt blocked. Gustavo Puerta (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz. 90'+5'

Diogo Costa (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90'+5'

Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Colombia). 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Colombia 0, Portugal 0. 90'+6'

Match ends, Colombia 0, Portugal 0.