{"id":322004,"date":"2026-06-27T19:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T19:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/322004\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T19:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T19:24:12","slug":"portugal-colombia-to-face-off-in-world-cup-match-saturday-night-in-miami-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/322004\/","title":{"rendered":"Portugal, Colombia to face off in World Cup match Saturday night in Miami Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA sold-out crowd of 65,000 will be on hand at Miami Stadium on Saturday night when Portugal faces off against Colombia in the World Cup. The match is set for 7:30 p.m. at the venue called Hard Rock Stadium when soccer matches aren’t played there. Thousands of fans are also expected to turn out at Miami’s Bayfront Park for the free FIFA Fan Fest. Besides big TV screens, this family-friendly event will include entertainment, cultural performances, food, games and interactive fan experiences. Gates will open approximately 60 minutes before the day’s first match kickoff and the last entry is approximately 30 minutes after the final match kickoff. Other matches in North America are Panama vs. England, Croatia vs. Ghana, Algeria vs. Austria, Jordan vs. Argentina and Democratic Republic of the Congo vs. Uzbekistan. Also, there is a watch party at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise. People can register for free watch party tickets at SeatGeek.com. Parking will be free to the public with gates opening two hours before kickoff and doors opening one hour before kickoff. The match can also be seen on Fox Sports in English and Telemundo in Spanish. Portugal, which has been training in Palm Beach Gardens with captain Cristiano Ronaldo, defeated Uzbekistan 5-0 on Tuesday in Houston after a 1-1 draw against the Democratic Republic of the Congo on June 17, also in Houston. Portugal needs at least a draw to guarantee a spot in the Round of 32. A win would mean Portugal leads Group K. Colombia is 2-0 and has already qualified for the next round after defeating Uzbekistan 3-1 in Mexico City on June 17 and DR Congo 1-0 on Tuesday, also in Mexico City. A victory will give Colombia the top spot in the group. DR Congo, which is 0-1-1, needs a win against Uzbekistan in Atlanta on Saturday night to jump to second place and stay in the cup. Uzbekistan, at 0-2, is unlikely to advance in the tournament. The next match in Miami Gardens will pit Cape Verde against reigning World Cup champion Argentina on Friday with a 6 p.m. start time. Cape Verde has three draws, including 0-0 against Saudi Arabia on Friday night in Houston. But that was enough for the small island nation off the western coast of Africa to advance. Cape Verde, which is making its World Cup debut, already held 2010 champion Spain to a 0-0 draw on June 15 in Atlanta and then came from behind to get a 2-2 result against Uruguay in Miami Gardens on Sunday.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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A sold-out crowd of 65,000 will be on hand at Miami Stadium on Saturday night when Portugal faces off against Colombia in the World Cup. <\/p>\n

The match is set for 7:30 p.m. at the venue called Hard Rock Stadium when soccer matches aren’t played there. <\/p>\n

Thousands of fans are also expected to turn out at Miami’s Bayfront Park for the free FIFA Fan Fest<\/a>. Besides big TV screens, this family-friendly event will include entertainment, cultural performances, food, games and interactive fan experiences. Gates will open approximately 60 minutes before the day’s first match kickoff and the last entry is approximately 30 minutes after the final match kickoff. Other matches in North America are Panama vs. England, Croatia vs. Ghana, Algeria vs. Austria, Jordan vs. Argentina and Democratic Republic of the Congo vs. Uzbekistan. <\/p>\n

Also, there is a watch party at Amerant Bank Arena<\/a> in Sunrise. People can register for free watch party tickets at SeatGeek.com. Parking will be free to the public with gates opening two hours before kickoff and doors opening one hour before kickoff. <\/p>\n

The match can also be seen on Fox Sports in English and Telemundo in Spanish. <\/p>\n

Portugal, which has been training in Palm Beach Gardens with captain Cristiano Ronaldo, defeated Uzbekistan 5-0 on Tuesday in Houston after a 1-1 draw against the Democratic Republic of the Congo on June 17, also in Houston. Portugal needs at least a draw to guarantee a spot in the Round of 32. A win would mean Portugal leads Group K. <\/p>\n

Colombia is 2-0 and has already qualified for the next round after defeating Uzbekistan 3-1 in Mexico City on June 17 and DR Congo 1-0 on Tuesday, also in Mexico City. A victory will give Colombia the top spot in the group. <\/p>\n

DR Congo, which is 0-1-1, needs a win against Uzbekistan in Atlanta on Saturday night to jump to second place and stay in the cup. <\/p>\n

Uzbekistan, at 0-2, is unlikely to advance in the tournament. <\/p>\n

The next match in Miami Gardens will pit Cape Verde against reigning World Cup champion Argentina on Friday with a 6 p.m. start time. <\/p>\n

Cape Verde has three draws, including 0-0 against Saudi Arabia on Friday night in Houston. But that was enough for the small island nation off the western coast of Africa to advance. <\/p>\n

Cape Verde, which is making its World Cup debut, already held 2010 champion Spain to a 0-0 draw on June 15 in Atlanta and then came from behind to get a 2-2 result against Uruguay in Miami Gardens on Sunday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A sold-out crowd of 65,000 will be on hand at Miami Stadium on Saturday night when Portugal faces…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":322005,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[99189,4528,133496,133498,8011,133497,42749,2339,23680,6693,25903,123,2431,125,124,125244,60166,50703],"class_list":["post-322004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-cape-verde","tag-colombia","tag-congo","tag-democratic-republic","tag-draw","tag-first-match-kickoff","tag-gate","tag-hour","tag-houston","tag-june","tag-match","tag-miami","tag-miami-gardens","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-miami-stadium","tag-portugal","tag-uzbekistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}