Colombia held by Portugal in goalless World Cup stalemate despite Arias threat

Colombia were forced to settle for a 0-0 draw against Portugal in World Cup Group stage Match Round 3, despite enjoying more of the ball, carving out the better chances and repeatedly testing a stubborn Portuguese rearguard.

• Colombia will play with . , on .
• Portugal will play with . , on .

Colombia

• Camilo Andrés Vargas Gil (7.3)
• Santiago Arias Naranjo (7.2)
• Davinson Sánchez Mina (7.2)
• Jhon Janer Lucumí Bonilla (7)
• Deiver Andrés Machado Mena (6.9)
• Jhon Adolfo Arias Andrade (7)
• Jefferson Andrés Lerma Solís (6.6)
• Gustavo Adolfo Puerta Molano (6.9)
• James David Rodríguez Rubio (8.2)
• Jhon Andrés Córdoba Copete (6.2)
• Luis Fernando Díaz Marulanda (6.2)

Portugal

Substitutions:

Colombia

• Jefferson Andrés Lerma Solís (Richard Ríos Montoya, 60)
• Jhon Andrés Córdoba Copete (Luis Javier Suárez Charris, 60)
• Jhon Adolfo Arias Andrade (Kevin Duvan Castaño Gil, 76)
• James David Rodríguez Rubio (Juan Fernando Quintero Paniagua, 76)
• Santiago Arias Naranjo (Daniel Muñoz Mejía, 87)

Portugal

• Rúben Diogo da Silva Neves (João Pedro Gonçalves Neves, 46)
• João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo (José Diogo Dalot Teixeira, 46)
• João Félix Sequeira (Rafael Alexandre da Conceição Leão, 70)
• Vítor Machado Ferreira (Samuel de Almeida Costa, 70)
• Nuno Alexandre Tavares Mendes (Matheus Luiz Nunes, 90)

Ball possession:

Colombia dominate ball but lack finishing touch
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Passes:

With qualification permutations hanging over both sides, Colombia played on the front foot from the outset, pinning Portugal back for long spells and dictating the tempo.

Defense:

They finished with 55% possession to Portugal’s 45%, and racked up a remarkable 23 shots, six of them on target, yet could not find a way through.

Face-to-face:

Jhon Adolfo Arias Andrade was at the heart of almost everything Colombia produced in the final third. The winger led the match for shots and for face-to-face duels for the ball, contesting seven individual battles as he repeatedly drove at the Portuguese back line.

Fouls:

Yellow cards:

• Gustavo Adolfo Puerta Molano (Colombia) at 86 minute

The last five games (including this match):

• Colombia –
• Portugal –

Top 5 World Cup scorers:

1. Masour Ousmane Dembélé (3, )
2. Pape Alassane Gueye (2, )
3. Leandro Trossard (2, )
4. Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior (2, )
5. Nicolas Pépé (2, )

Line-ups:

Next games:

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• Portugal will play with . , on .