{"id":3483,"date":"2026-06-28T16:58:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T16:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3483"},"modified":"2026-06-28T16:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T16:58:52","slug":"colombia-top-world-cup-2026-group-after-breathless-0-0-draw-with-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3483","title":{"rendered":"Colombia top World Cup 2026 group after breathless 0-0 draw with Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colombia and Portugal played out a breathless 0-0 draw to a wall of sound at Miami Stadium, with both teams advancing to the last 32 \u2060of the 2026 FIFA World Cup as the top two in Group K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Colombians will rue their profligacy in front of goal on Saturday, but take encouragement from dominating quality European opposition for large periods as they head off to Kansas City as group winners to take on Ghana \u2060on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Burna Boy - Higher [Official Music Video]\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eKzmRnetw-c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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