Colombia 0-0 Portugal: stoppage-time goal ruled out as Group K ends scoreless

In the third round of the 2026 World Cup group stage, Colombia and Portugal finished 0-0. Neither side changed the score in the first half, which ended goalless.

Both teams made several changes after the break, but the scoreline still did not move. Gustavo Puerta was booked in the 86th minute. After stoppage time began, Colombia had a goal awarded at 90+2 minutes, but VAR confirmed that D. Sanchez was offside and the goal was disallowed; Portugal then made a substitution at 90+3, and the match ended level.

The match statistics showed Colombia with 55% possession to Portugal’s 45%. Expected goals were 1.63 for Colombia and 0.69 for Portugal. Colombia took 24 shots to Portugal’s 13, with 6 shots on target compared with 2. Passing accuracy was 89% for Colombia and 91% for Portugal; corners were 5-2, offsides 3-2, saves 2-6, and fouls 12-6.

In the previous round, Colombia beat DR Congo 1-0 in the second group match, while Portugal defeated Uzbekistan 5-0 in their second group match.

After this result, Colombia sit first in Group K with 7 points from 3 matches, having won 2, drawn 1 and lost 0, with a goal difference of 3 and an official current seeding note of round of 32. Portugal are second in Group K with 5 points from 3 matches, having won 1, drawn 2 and lost 0, with a goal difference of 5 and an official current seeding note of round of 32.