Colombia coach Nestor Lorenzo knows his team must find a way to stop the "juggernaut" that is Cristiano Ronaldo.
Lorenzo's team made it two wins from two in Group K as they beat DR Congo 1-0 to secure their place in the World Cup knockout stage.
They next take on Ronaldo's Portugal, with top spot in the group up for grabs.
A draw would be enough to see Colombia through as group winners, but with Ronaldo having scored twice in Portugal's 5-0 thrashing of Uzbekistan, Lorenzo knows the scale of the task facing his team.
"Cristiano is an amazing player, he is one of the best players in the world, a juggernaut," Lorenzo said.
"You have to be careful not to leave him alone when he's close to the area.
"It's not just Ronaldo but the entire team. We are going to face a huge team. They [Portugal] are candidates to win the World Cup.
"So it will be a huge challenge, and we are going to have to use different tools so that we can try to win."
Ronaldo's goals made him Portugal's record scorer at the finals, as well as the first man to net at six different World Cups.
The 41-year-old will be looking to score in successive matches at the World Cup for the first time since MD2 in 2018 – only Norway's Erling Haaland (2.7) and Canada's Jonathan David (2.4) had a higher non-penalty xG than his 2.1 following the opening two games.
Opta's predictive model finds it hard to split Portugal and Colombia, handing both of them a 50% chance of winning Group K going into MD3.
Tinacelmpz
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When you are the best people will always hate on you
ApeckGh
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mbappe plays to compete against Messi? abi I no understand
😂
okpalaoha
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Ronaldo just plays to compete against Messi, the same applies to Mbappe but even naturally, Zidane was far better than both. Pure football knowledgers would agree to my comments.
mbappe plays to compete against Messi? abi I no understand
Hiyikopsz
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Ronaldo just plays to compete against Messi, the same applies to Mbappe but even naturally, Zidane was far better than both. Pure football knowledgers would agree to my comments.
Abbas Salim
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Now beating Uzbesktan has suddenly turn Ronaldo to be a scare ? He and his team are lucky to reach the second round .
Richard0010
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or not less than 3
Till then
ziuacepsyz
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if he lost hell said just 6-7 game's it's make no sense 😂😂
peobceptyz
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i hope they draw , i want ronaldo and portugal to win the world cup if they can with force , i wanna them to face england , spain and france🤣💔😭
he will do
peobceptyz
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He will disappear on that day. Do not waste your bet, Either draw ✍️ or Colombia 🇨🇴 win the match
or not less than 3
peobceptyz
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He will disappear on that day. Do not waste your bet, Either draw ✍️ or Colombia 🇨🇴 win the match
haha lets see por 3: colombia 1
descarts
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Portugal has to work very hard. If they play collectively only then they can beat teams like France Argentina. Otherwise there is no chance. Last time Argentina won World Cup not only because of Messi but players like Dmaria Enzo Alvarez tere whole squad played as a unit.
Sedeimnstu
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two much haters
Newbelrs
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ronaldo realy good last nigth. but sorry... Messi is King.
Thepudlian
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Easy task for Colombia
Buheiknou
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He will disappear on that day. Do not waste your bet, Either draw ✍️ or Colombia 🇨🇴 win the match
the same qay he did vs Spain
Rowacdmsu
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Bet on Portugal to win and Cristiano Ronaldo to score! 50$
Richard0010
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He will disappear on that day. Do not waste your bet, Either draw ✍️ or Colombia 🇨🇴 win the match
LINJAyoutube44
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i hope they draw , i want ronaldo and portugal to win the world cup if they can with force , i wanna them to face england , spain and france🤣💔😭