{"id":37463,"date":"2026-06-27T23:32:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T23:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/ronaldo-portugal-to-consider-round-of-32-matchup\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T23:32:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T23:32:32","slug":"ronaldo-portugal-to-consider-round-of-32-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/ronaldo-portugal-to-consider-round-of-32-matchup\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo, Portugal to consider round of 32 matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) \u2014 Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal have arrived for their final group stage game against Colombia. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">world cup<\/span>we know that a spot in the round of 32 is secured.<\/p>\n<p>Despite temperatures near 100 degrees (38 degrees Celsius) in Miami on Saturday afternoon, Ronaldo, wearing a light jacket, gave a thumbs up to several people in T-shirts and shorts lining the road between the team bus and the players&#8217; stadium entrance.<\/p>\n<p>Portugal will win Group K if they defeat Colombia. Otherwise, Colombia will win the group. As expected, Ronaldo started this match.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo scored two goals in this year&#8217;s World Cup appearance on Saturday, taking his tally to 10 goals in six World Cup appearances. 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