Miami, June 28 -- Cristiano Ronaldo matched another FIFA World Cup milestone despite Portugal being held to a goalless draw by Colombia in their final Group K fixture on Saturday (Local Time), with the result sending both sides through to the Round of 32.

According to Opta Analyst, the 41-year-old Portugal captain made his 25th FIFA World Cup appearance, drawing level with Germany great Lothar Matthaus for the second-most appearances in the tournament's history. Only Argentina captain Lionel Messi, with 29 appearances, has featured in more World Cup matches than Ronaldo.

Ronaldo also extended an unusual tournament statistic. The veteran forward has now been flagged offside 11 times across the last two FIFA World Cups, four more than any...