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NRG Stadium · Houston
World Cup 2026
GROUP K
Portugal · DR Congo · Uzbekistan · Colombia
Colombia won Group K with 7 points and Portugal finished second; DR Congo went through as one of the eight best third-placed teams, and Uzbekistan went out.
Table
Standings
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1🇨🇴Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2🇵🇹Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 3🇨🇩DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4🇺🇿Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
Profiles
The Four Teams
🇵🇹
Portugal
FIFA ranking #7 · Jul 20, 2026
Manager
Roberto Martínez
Key Player
Cristiano Ronaldo
Al-Nassr
World Cup Pedigree
9 appearances · best: Third place (1966)
🇨🇩
DR Congo
FIFA ranking #41 · Jul 20, 2026
Manager
Sébastien Desabre
Key Player
Chancel Mbemba
Lille
World Cup Pedigree
2 appearances · best: Round of 32 (2026)
🇺🇿
Uzbekistan
FIFA ranking #60 · Jul 20, 2026
Manager
Fabio Cannavaro
Key Player
Eldor Shomurodov
Başakşehir (on loan from Roma)
World Cup Pedigree
Debut
🇨🇴
Colombia
FIFA ranking #11 · Jul 20, 2026
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
Colombia topped the group unbeaten, with 2 wins and 1 draw (4 scored, 1 conceded); Portugal took 5 points, DR Congo 4 and Uzbekistan 0.
In the knockouts, Colombia went out in the round of 16, losing a shootout 4–3 to Switzerland after a 0–0 draw; Portugal went out in the round of 16, beaten 1–0 by Spain; DR Congo went out in the round of 32, beaten 2–1 by England.
The group's biggest win was Portugal's 5–0 over Uzbekistan.
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