Bruno Fernandes denied the ‘big moment’ before Joao Felix produced a ‘stunning’ strike in Portugal vs Colombia.

World Cup 2026: Team Portugal vs Colombia

Portugal starting XI: Diogo Costa, Ruben Dias, Renato Veiga, Joao Cancelo, Nuno Mendes, Bruno Fernandes, Ruben Neves, Vitinha, Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix, Pedro Neto

Portugal instead: Jose Sa, Rui Silva, Nelson Semedo, Tomas Araujo, Diogo Dalot, Goncalo Inacio, Samu Costa, Matheus Nunes, Bernardo Silva, Joao Neves, Goncalo Ramos, Francisco Trincao, Rafael Leao, Goncalo Guedes, Francisco Conceicao

World Cup 2026: Team Colombia vs Portugal

Colombia starting XI: Camilo Vargas, Jhon Lucumi, Santiago Arias, Gustavo Puerta, Deiver Machado, Davinson Sanchez, James Rodriguez, Jhon Arias, Jefferson Lerma, Luis Diaz, Jhon Cordoba

Colombia instead: David Ospina, Alvaro Montero, Daniel Munoz, Yerry Mina, Johan Mojica, Willer Ditta, Kevin Castano, Richard Rios, Jorge Carrascal, Juan Portilla, Juan Quintero, Cucho Hernandez, Jaminton Campaz, Luis Suarez, Andres Gomez

Where to watch Portugal vs Colombia: TV channel, live streaming online

Kick-off on Sunday was 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: Portugal vs Colombia 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.