World Cup 2026 schedule, stats and preview, TV channel, live streaming online and prediction
Bruno Fernandes is expecting a rude reception in Miami when Portugal face already qualified Colombia despite the presence of international star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Thousands of Colombian fans are expected to descend on the Hard Rock Stadium to watch their team seek the point they need to finish top of Group K of the World Cup.
The victories over Uzbekistan and DR Congo were played in Mexico, meaning this is the first chance for US-based fans to see Nestor Lorenzo’s boys in the flesh.
And Manchester United captain Fernandes accepts it will be yellow in South Floria tomorrow night.
“I think that if we face Colombia, there will be more Colombians than people who want Portugal to win, but that’s fine, that’s football,” he said.
“There will be games where we will have a lot of people in our favor and some where we won’t, but that’s part of football.”
Portugal need a win to overtake Colombia at the top and will go into the game with a lot of confidence after their 5-0 win over Uzbekistan last time out.
Coach Roberto Martinez dealt with striker Ronaldo and his patience was rewarded as the Al-Nassr man scored twice to become Portugal’s top scorer at the World Cup and the first to score in six World Cups.
Undoubtedly, most importantly, the fact that stopped the buzz around Ronaldo and his importance to the team.
“It was important for our captain to score. For us it was important for him to score. He is our key player in attack. We are very happy with him,” added Fernandes.
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| in Colombia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| In Portugal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| DR Congo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Uzbekistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
World Cup 2026: Colombia v Portugal team news
Lorenzo is likely to keep the changes to a minimum and try to get a good result to keep the momentum going into the knockout stages. Striker Luis Suarez has overcome a shoulder problem and should start.
Portugal defender Tomas Araujo is a major doubt meaning Renato Veiga and Ruben Dias will once again be the central defensive pairing.
Colombia v Portugal World Cup 2026 Predictions Qualifiers
Colombia: Vargas; Munoz, Sanchez, Lucumi, Mojica; Puerta, Arias, Lerma; J Rodriguez, L Suarez, Diaz
Portugal: D Costa; Cancelo, Dias, Veiga, Mendes; Vitinha, Fernandes, J Neves; Neto, Ronaldo, Felix
Where to watch Colombia v Portugal: TV channel, live streaming online
Kick-off on Sunday is at 00:30 BST (19:30 ET Saturday / 16:30 PT Saturday). In the UK, live TV broadcasts on BBC One.
Live streaming on multiple devices is available via the BBC iPlayer app and the BBC Sport website.
World Cup 2026: Colombia v Portugal stats
- None of Colombia’s World Cup matches ended 0-0; only Austria (29) have appeared in more World Cup matches without a draw
- Only Argentina (31) scored more goals than Colombia (28) in the CONMEBOL qualifiers. They scored more goals (7) than any other nation
- Lionel Messi (8) is the only player to have scored more goals than Luis Diaz (7) from Colombia in South American qualifiers.
- James Rodriguez led the assists charts with seven, three more than any other player
- Colombia coach Nestor Lorenzo is in his first World Cup as a coach but he is one of the three managers in the 2026 tournament who have played in the finals of the tournament, as he played for Argentina in an exhibition match against West Germany in 1990.
- Lorenzo guided Colombia to their first Copa America final in 23 years in 2024, losing after extra time to Argentina.
- Since Portugal’s best-ever World Cup finish – third in 1966 – their only semi-final appearance was in 2006, coming out against France before losing in the third-place qualifier to hosts Germany.
- Portugal is one of the five European teams that have appeared in every World Cup
since 2002, alongside England, France, Germany and Spain - They have reached the knockout stage in four of their last five World Cups and have scored 10 points in their last 11 finals appearances, the exception being their 1-0 quarter-final loss to Morocco in 2022.
- Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to have scored in six World Cups and the only player – along with Messi – to feature in six.
- Selecao coach Roberto Martínez is in his third World Cup as head coach, having led Belgium to a third-place finish in 2018 and a group stage exit in 2022.
- Martinez is the third non-Portuguese coach to lead a team to the finals, following Brazilians Otto Gloria and Luiz Felipe Scolari.
