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Who qualifies from Group K at the 2026 World Cup?

Group K features Colombia, Portugal, Uzbekistan, Congo DR. The top two advance automatically; third place can progress among the best eight.

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Group K standings

Group K, World Cup 2026
# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts FIFA Last / Next
1 Portugal flag Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 v Congo DR · 17 Jun
2 Colombia flag Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 v Uzbekistan · 18 Jun
3 Congo DR flag Congo DR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 v Portugal · 17 Jun
4 Uzbekistan flag Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 v Colombia · 18 Jun

Qualify top two Third place

Qualification path, team by team

The Qualification Path

One read per team: current points, goal difference, remaining fixtures, and the live route to the round of 32. The top two go through automatically; the eight best third-placed teams (one per group) also advance.

Portugal flag Can Portugal qualify from Group K? FIFA 5currently 1st

Portugal are seeded 1st of four in Group K by FIFA world ranking (No. 5). Group games: Congo DR (17 Jun), then Uzbekistan (23 Jun), then Colombia (27 Jun). The top two qualify automatically; third place can still advance among the best eight third-placed teams.

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

Route: Pre-play route in Group K: Top two qualify automatically; third place enters the best-eight table.

Remaining: 17 Jun v Congo DR 23 Jun v Uzbekistan 27 Jun v Colombia

Path: 17 Jun v Congo DR 23 Jun v Uzbekistan 27 Jun v Colombia

Portugal squad →

Colombia flag Can Colombia qualify from Group K? FIFA 13currently 2nd

Colombia are seeded 2nd of four in Group K by FIFA world ranking (No. 13). Group games: Uzbekistan (18 Jun), then Congo DR (24 Jun), then Portugal (27 Jun). The top two qualify automatically; third place can still advance among the best eight third-placed teams.

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

Route: Pre-play route in Group K: Top two qualify automatically; third place enters the best-eight table.

Remaining: 18 Jun v Uzbekistan 24 Jun v Congo DR 27 Jun v Portugal

Path: 18 Jun v Uzbekistan 24 Jun v Congo DR 27 Jun v Portugal

Colombia squad →

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

Congo DR are seeded 3rd of four in Group K by FIFA world ranking (No. 46). Group games: Portugal (17 Jun), then Colombia (24 Jun), then Uzbekistan (27 Jun). The top two qualify automatically; third place can still advance among the best eight third-placed teams.

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

Route: Pre-play route in Group K: Top two qualify automatically; third place enters the best-eight table.

Remaining: 17 Jun v Portugal 24 Jun v Colombia 27 Jun v Uzbekistan

Path: 17 Jun v Portugal 24 Jun v Colombia 27 Jun v Uzbekistan

Congo DR squad →

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

Uzbekistan are seeded 4th of four in Group K by FIFA world ranking (No. 50). Group games: Colombia (18 Jun), then Portugal (23 Jun), then Congo DR (27 Jun). The top two qualify automatically; third place can still advance among the best eight third-placed teams.

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

Route: Pre-play route in Group K: Top two qualify automatically; third place enters the best-eight table.

Remaining: 18 Jun v Colombia 23 Jun v Portugal 27 Jun v Congo DR

Path: 18 Jun v Colombia 23 Jun v Portugal 27 Jun v Congo DR

Uzbekistan squad →

Remaining fixtures

Date (UTC) Match Venue
Wed 17 Jun, 17:00 UTC Portugal vs Congo DR NRG Stadium
Thu 18 Jun, 02:00 UTC Uzbekistan vs Colombia Estadio Banorte
Tue 23 Jun, 17:00 UTC Portugal vs Uzbekistan NRG Stadium
Wed 24 Jun, 02:00 UTC Colombia vs Congo DR Estadio Akron
Sat 27 Jun, 23:30 UTC Colombia vs Portugal Hard Rock Stadium
Sat 27 Jun, 23:30 UTC Congo DR vs Uzbekistan Mercedes-Benz Stadium

How qualification works

Live qualification scenarios go live after Matchday 1, when each outcome combination across the three matchdays maps to a final group ranking. The per-team paths above are seeded from the FIFA world ranking and the published fixture order.

Group K opens on 17 June 2026. For the 2026 tiebreaker order (head-to-head points before overall goal difference), see how the 48-team format works.

Group K news