Colombia lay down gauntlet to Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal with DR Congo victory

Colombia secured ​their place in the World Cup round of 32 with a game to spare after a 1-0 ⁠victory over DR Congo in Group K on Tuesday, with Daniel Munoz scoring the winner after the South Americans had ⁠been frustrated for much ​of ⁠the evening. Colombia moved to six points from two matches and ⁠guaranteed their progress to the knockout stage ​ahead of their final ‌group game against Portugal , who beat Uzbekistan 5-0 earlier on Tuesday. DR ‌Congo remained on one point ‌and will need a result against Uzbekistan to keep their qualification hopes alive. Colombia dominated ⁠possession and created the better chances throughout but were repeatedly denied by goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi, who produced a series of saves to keep out efforts from James Rodriguez, Luis Diaz and Jhon ‌Arias. The breakthrough finally arrived in the ​76th minute when Juan Quintero's ‌pass found Munoz ⁠surging into the penalty area and ⁠the defender fired a low shot that took ‌a deflection on its way ‌past Mpasi. More to follow...