Colombia to Play Portugal in Miami, as World Cup Schedule is Revealed

Written on 12/06/2025

Luis Felipe Mendoza

A day after the groups for the 2026 World Cup were drawn, the cities that will host Colombia have been announced. Credit: White House.

A day after the groups for the 2026 World Cup were drawn, the cities that will host Colombia have been announced. Colombia will open its World Cup campaign against Uzbekistan in Mexico City at 10 PM, on June 17.

Next La Tricolor will face the winner of the first intercontinental play off in Guadalajara at 10 PM on June 23. The national team will close the group stages against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in Miami at 7:30 PM, on June 27th.

Full 2026 World Cup Schedule Revealed

June 11, 2026

Mexico vs. South Africa (Group A) – Mexico City
South Korea vs. UEFA playoff D (Group A) – Guadalajara

June 12

Canada vs. UEFA playoff A (Group B) – Toronto
USA vs. Paraguay (Group D) – Los Angeles

June 13

Brazil vs. Morocco (Group C) – New York/New Jersey
Australia vs. UEFA playoff C (Group D) – Vancouver
Haiti vs. Scotland (Group C) – Boston
Qatar vs. Switzerland (Group B) – San Francisco Bay Area

June 14

Germany vs. Curaçao (Group E) – Houston
Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador (Group E) – Philadelphia
Netherlands vs. Japan (Group F) – Dallas
UEFA playoff B vs. Tunisia (Group F) – Monterrey

June 15

Spain vs. Cape Verde (Group H) – Atlanta
Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay (Group H) – Miami
Belgium vs. Egypt (Group G) – Seattle
Iran vs. New Zealand (Group G) – Los Angeles

June 16

France vs. Senegal (Group I) – New York/New Jersey
FIFA playoff 2 vs. Norway (Group I) – Boston
Argentina vs. Algeria (Group J) – Kansas City
Austria vs. Jordan (Group J) – San Francisco Bay Area

June 17, Colombia’s World Cup Debut

England vs. Croatia (Group L) – Dallas
Ghana vs. Panama (Group L) – Toronto
Portugal vs. FIFA playoff 1 (Group K) – Houston
Uzbekistan vs. Colombia (Group K) – Mexico City – Opening world cup match for Colombia

June 18

UEFA playoff D vs. South Africa (Group A) – Atlanta
Switzerland vs. UEFA playoff A (Group A) – Los Angeles
Canada vs. Qatar (Group B) – Vancouver
Mexico vs. South Korea (Group A) – Guadalajara

June 19

Brazil vs. Haiti (Group C) – Philadelphia
Scotland vs. Morocco (Group C) – Boston
UEFA playoff C vs. Paraguay (Group D) – San Francisco Bay Area
USA vs. Australia (Group D) – Seattle

June 20

Germany vs. Ivory Coast (Group E) – Toronto
Ecuador vs. Curaçao (Group E) – Kansas City
Netherlands vs. UEFA playoff B (Group F) – Houston
Tunisia vs. Japan (Group F) – Monterrey

June 21

Spain vs. Saudi Arabia (Group H) – Atlanta
Uruguay vs. Cape Verde (Group H) – Miami
Belgium vs. Iran (Group G) – Los Angeles
New Zealand vs. Egypt (Group G) – Vancouver

June 22

France vs. FIFA playoff 2 (Group I) – Philadelphia
Norway vs. Senegal (Group I) – New York/New Jersey
Argentina vs. Austria (Group J) – Dallas
Jordan vs. Algeria (Group J) – San Francisco Bay Area

June 23

England vs. Ghana (Group L) – Boston
Panama vs. Croatia (Group L) – Boston or Toronto
Portugal vs. Uzbekistan (Group K) – Houston
Colombia vs. FIFA playoff 1 (Group K) – Guadalajara

June 24

Scotland vs. Brazil (Group C) – Miami
Morocco vs. Haiti (Group C) – Atlanta
Canada vs. Switzerland (Group B) – Vancouver
UEFA playoff A vs. Qatar (Group B) – Seattle
Mexico vs. UEFA playoff D (Group A) – Mexico City
South Korea vs. South Africa (Group A) – Monterrey

June 25

Ecuador vs. Germany (Group E) – New York/New Jersey
Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast (Group E) – Philadelphia
Tunisia vs. Netherlands (Group F) – Kansas City
Japan vs. UEFA playoff B (Group F) – Dallas
USA vs. UEFA playoff C (Group D) – Los Angeles
Paraguay vs. Australia (Group D) – San Francisco Bay Area

June 26

Norway vs. France (Group I) – Boston
Senegal vs. FIFA playoff 2 (Group I) – Toronto
New Zealand vs. Belgium (Group G) – Vancouver
Egypt vs. Iran (Group G) – Seattle
Uruguay vs. Spain (Group H) – Guadalajara
Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia (Group H) – Houston

June 27, Colombia closes the World Cup group stage against portugal

Panama vs. England (Group L) – New York/New Jersey
Croatia vs. Ghana (Group L) – Philadelphia
Jordan vs. Argentina (Group J) – Dallas
Algeria vs. Austria (Group J) – Kansas City
Colombia vs. Portugal (Group K) – Miami
FIFA playoff 1 vs. Uzbekistan (Group K) – Atlanta

2026 World Cup knockout round schedule

Round of 32: June 28-July 3
Round of 16: July 4-July 7
Quarterfinals: July 9-July 11
Semifinals: July 14-15 – AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas) and Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
Third-place match: July 18 – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
World Cup final: July 19 – MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey