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Thursday, 23rd July 2026 · World Cup Desk

Who qualifies from Group K at the 2026 World Cup?

Colombia won Group K and Portugal finished second, so both went through to the round of 32. Third place could still progress among the best eight third-placed teams.

Verified · 2 sources · MercatoWire Data Desk · 2026-07-23 16:02 UTC

GROUP K PROGRESS
6/6 group-stage matches played. Standings update automatically after each full-time whistle.

Group K standings

Group K, World Cup 2026
# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts FIFA Last / Next
1 Colombia flag Colombia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 13 D 0-0 v Portugal
2 Portugal flag Portugal 3 1 2 0 6 1 +5 5 5 D 0-0 v Colombia
3 Congo DR flag Congo DR 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4 46 W 3-1 v Uzbekistan
4 Uzbekistan flag Uzbekistan 3 0 0 3 2 11 -9 0 50 L 1-3 v Congo DR

Qualify top two Third place

Qualification path, team by team

The Qualification Path

One read per team: final points, goal difference and how each side's group ended. The top two went through automatically; the eight best third-placed teams (one per group) also advanced.

Congo DR flag Can Congo DR qualify from Group K? FIFA 46currently 3rd

Congo DR can no longer finish in the top two but can still advance among the best third-placed teams.

4 pts GD +1 1-1-1 W-D-L 0 remaining

Route: Current route: best-third-place comparison only. Top two is no longer available.

Remaining: none in the group stage.

Path: D 1-1 v Portugal L 0-1 v Colombia W 3-1 v Uzbekistan

Congo DR squad →

Uzbekistan flag Can Uzbekistan qualify from Group K? FIFA 50currently 4th

Uzbekistan are eliminated and cannot reach the round of 32.

0 pts GD -9 0-0-3 W-D-L 0 remaining

Route: Route closed: no round-of-32 path remains on current permutations.

Remaining: none in the group stage.

Path: L 1-3 v Colombia L 0-5 v Portugal L 1-3 v Congo DR

Uzbekistan squad →

Group K scenario summary

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