Colombia face Portugal with Group K first place at stake

Portugal tonight, group leadership on the line

Colombia face Portugal in Miami tonight, and first place in Group K is at stake (1) (2). Your team beat Uzbekistan 3–1 in the opener. Portugal beat DR Congo by the same margin. Both sit on three points. The winner takes the group. A draw keeps things messy going into the final round (5). Kickoff is 21:00 local time (1).

The Miami factor

This is not a neutral venue. Five million ticket requests hit the system in the first 24 hours of the random selection draw back in December. Portugal's coach had to buy his own tickets. Hard Rock Stadium will feel like Barranquilla North.

Spain are watching

The result in Miami shapes more than Group K. The group winner faces the runner-up of Group L. If things break a certain way, Spain could be waiting in the round of 16 (4). Lorenzo and his staff will be tracking that result closely.

Fan-reaktioner

Colombia fans are treating Miami like a home game, and the numbers back it up. The ticket demand story has become a point of pride online, with supporters joking that even Portugal's coach had to fight for a seat. The energy ahead of kickoff is closer to a carnival than a road trip.

Link to Reddit thread