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Portugal\u2019s Cristiano Ronaldo, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Uzbekistan in Houston, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo\/Karen Warren)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.` \u2014 Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal have arrived for their final group stage match against Colombia at the World Cup<\/a> , knowing their spot in the Round of 32 is secured.<\/p>

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Ronaldo \u2014 in a light jacket, despite nearly 100-degree (38 Celsius) temperatures in Miami on Saturday afternoon, along with a T-shirt and pair of shorts \u2014 gave a thumbs-up to a few who lined the route between the team bus and the player\u2019s entry point to the stadium.<\/p>\n

Portugal would win Group K by beating Colombia; otherwise, Colombia wins the group. As expected, Ronaldo was in the starting lineup for the match.<\/p>

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Ronaldo has two goals in this year\u2019s World Cup entering play on Saturday, giving him 10 in six World Cup appearances. He\u2019s the only player to score in six different editions of the men\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n

If Portugal wins Saturday, it would be on the same side of the Round of 32 draw as Lionel Messi and Argentina \u2014 raising the possibility that the icons could meet in the World Cup quarterfinals on July 11.<\/p>

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See more of AP\u2019s World Cup coverage here.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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