Colombia
PortugalColombia: 12. Vargas C. - 3. Lucumí, 4. Arias S. (Muñoz D., 87), 22. Machado D., 23. Davinson Sanchez - 14. Puerta, 16. Lerma (Ríos, 60) - 7. Luis Díaz, 11. Arias J. (Castaño, 76) - 9. Cordoba J. (Suárez L.J., 60), 10. Rodríguez J. (Quintero Ju., 76)
Substitution: Ríos (from 60); Suárez L.J. (from 60); Castaño (from 76); Quintero Ju. (from 76); Muñoz D. (from 87)
Bench: 1. Ospina, 24. Montero Á. - 13. Mina, 17. Mojica - 15. Portilla - 8. Carrascal, 21. Campaz, 26. Gomez A. - 19. Cucho
Yellow Cards: Puerta 86
Portugal: 1. Costa D. - 3. Dias R., 13. Veiga, 20. Cancelo (Dalot, 46), 25. Mendes N. (Matheus Nunes, 90) - 23. Vitinha F. (Samú Costa, 70) - 8. Fernandes B., 11. Félix J. (Rafael Leão, 70), 21. Ruben Neves (Neves J. P., 46) - 7. Cristiano Ronaldo, 18. Pedro Neto
Substitution: Dalot (from 46); Neves J. P. (from 46); Samú Costa (from 70); Rafael Leão (from 70); Matheus Nunes (from 90)
Bench: 12. José Sá, 22. Rui Silva - 2. Semedo N., 4. Araújo T., 14. Inacio - 10. Bernardo Silva, 26. Conceicao F. - 19. Guedes G. - 9. Ramos G., 16. Trincão
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