Portugal limp to second as Colombia stalemate sets up Croatia clash

Portugal 0–0 Colombia, second in the group

Another flat night. Portugal drew 0–0 with Colombia and finished second in Group K (1) (5). Cristiano Ronaldo started again and the attack never clicked. Colombia won the group. Your team is through to the round of 16, but nobody is celebrating the performance.

Croatia waiting in the round of 16

Second place means a date with Croatia in the knockout round (3). Win that, and Spain likely await. The bracket is not kind, but Portugal avoided a collision with the South American giants for now (3) (7). One Argentine outlet called it the "easy" path for Argentina, with Portugal now on the other side of the draw (8).

Cotrim de Figueiredo: Portugal must play more

João Cotrim de Figueiredo did not hold back. "Com o plantel que tem, Portugal tem obrigação de jogar mais," he said after the draw, with the squad they have, Portugal have an obligation to play more (6). He is not a football voice, but the frustration cuts across every corner of the country.

Roberto Martinez under the microscope

The noise around the manager is getting louder. A fan poll by A Bola showed growing calls for Ronaldo to be dropped, and the draw with Colombia will not quiet that. The question is whether Martinez sticks with his captain for Croatia or bows to public pressure. Rúben Dias is back and available, which helps a backline that conceded in the group opener. But the attack is the problem, and everyone knows it.