Wed, Jun 17
1:00 PM ET
NRG Stadium · Houston
World Cup 2026
GROUP K
Portugal · DR Congo · Uzbekistan · Colombia
Portugal and Colombia are the favorites. DR Congo and Uzbekistan have something to prove.
Table
Standings
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1🇵🇹Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2🇨🇴Colombia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3🇺🇿Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4🇨🇩DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Profiles
The Four Teams
🇵🇹
Portugal
FIFA ranking #5
Manager
Roberto Martínez
Key Player
Cristiano Ronaldo
Al-Nassr
World Cup Pedigree
9 appearances · best: Third place (1966)
🇨🇩
DR Congo
FIFA ranking #60
Manager
Sébastien Desabre
Key Player
Chancel Mbemba
Marseille
World Cup Pedigree
2 appearances · best: Group stage
🇺🇿
Uzbekistan
FIFA ranking #54
Manager
Timur Kapadze
Key Player
Eldor Shomurodov
Roma
World Cup Pedigree
Debut
🇨🇴
Colombia
FIFA ranking #13
Manager
Néstor Lorenzo
Key Player
Luis Díaz
Bayern Munich
World Cup Pedigree
7 appearances · best: Quarter-finals (2014)
Schedule
Fixtures By Matchday
Editorial
Group Narrative
Full group analysis coming soon.
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