{"id":186790,"date":"2026-06-27T23:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T04:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=186790"},"modified":"2026-06-27T23:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T04:44:14","slug":"colombia-0-0-portugal-south-americans-top-group-k-as-cristiano-ronaldos-side-finish-second","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=186790","title":{"rendered":"Colombia 0-0 Portugal: South Americans top Group K as Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s side finish second"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Rather than progression or elimination, this game was to decide the order of the top two in Group K.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Portugal needed a win in order to top the pool, against opponents roared on by vast swathes of yellow-shirted fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Colombia striker Jhon Cordoba, brought into the starting XI for this game, headed over the bar inside the first minute before being denied brilliantly by a one-handed Diogo Costa save shortly after.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Portugal, led once again by 41-year-old Ronaldo, came into the game later in the first half as Colombia keeper Camilo Vargas made a stunning point-blank save from Bruno Fernandes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Ronaldo, who had proclaimed &#8220;I&#8217;m back&#8221; when scoring twice last time out in the 5-0 win over Uzbekistan, returned to being a peripheral figure here as he had been in the 1-1 draw against DR Congo in Portugal&#8217;s opener.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">And the Portuguese hung on in the second half as Colombia came forward in waves, both Richard Rios and Gustavo Puerta coming close.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Luis Suarez hooked a volley over an open goal, before Sanchez was denied.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Yet while Colombia drew a World Cup blank for the first time since losing to England in 1998, they deservedly earned top spot in the group.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/live\/cnv9r7j4dlqt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rather than progression or elimination, this game was to decide the order of the top two in Group K. 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