CRISTIANO RONALDO and Portugal are looking to map their way out of Group K and WIN the World Cup – but who else is in contention?

scored a brace as beat , continuing their unbeaten run at the this year.

Portugal v Uzbekistan: Group K - FIFA World Cup 2026Portugal are looking to top the group in their final game Credit: Getty

Portugal face a straight shootout for top spot against in their final game, with both sides already qualified to the knockout round.

and Uzbekistan join them in the group, but Uzbekistan are all-but out of the tournament.

DR Congo will be hoping to go through as one of the best-ranked , and ending on four points would help them out.

World Cup Group K LIVE table

Here are the latest Group K standings:

Group A P W D L GD PTS Form
1
3
3
0
0
6
9
2
3
1
1
1
-1
4
3
3
1
0
2
-1
3
4
3
0
1
2
-4
1
Group B P W D L GD PTS Form
1
3
2
1
0
4
7
2
3
1
1
1
5
4
3
3
1
1
1
-1
4
4
3
0
1
2
-8
1
Group C P W D L GD PTS Form
1
3
2
1
0
6
7
2
3
2
1
0
3
7
3
3
1
0
2
-3
3
4
3
0
0
3
-6
0
Group D P W D L GD PTS Form
1
3
2
0
1
4
6
2
3
1
1
1
0
4
3
3
1
1
1
-2
4
4
3
1
0
2
-2
3
Group E P W D L GD PTS Form
1
3
2
0
1
6
6
2
3
2
0
1
2
6
3
3
1
1
1
0
4
4
3
0
1
2
-8
1
Group F P W D L GD PTS Form
1
3
2
1
0
6
7
2
3
1
2
0
4
5
3
3
1
1
1
0
4
4
3
0
0
3
-10
0
Group G P W D L GD PTS Form
1
2
1
1
0
2
4
2
2
0
2
0
0
2
3
2
0
2
0
0
2
4
2
0
1
1
-2
1
Group H P W D L GD PTS Form
1
2
1
1
0
4
4
2
2
0
2
0
0
2
3
2
0
2
0
0
2
4
2
0
1
1
-4
1
Group I P W D L GD PTS Form
1
2
2
0
0
5
6
2
2
2
0
0
4
6
3
2
0
0
2
-3
0
4
2
0
0
2
-6
0
Group J P W D L GD PTS Form
1
2
2
0
0
5
6
2
2
1
0
1
0
3
3
2
1
0
1
-2
3
4
2
0
0
2
-3
0
Group K P W D L GD PTS Form
1
2
2
0
0
3
6
2
2
1
1
0
5
4
3
2
0
1
1
-1
1
4
2
0
0
2
-7
0
Group L P W D L GD PTS Form
1
2
1
1
0
2
4
2
2
1
1
0
1
4
3
2
1
0
1
-1
3
4
2
0
0
2
-2
0
3rd Place Ranking P W D L GD PTS Form
1
3
1
1
1
0
4
2
3
1
1
1
0
4
3
3
1
1
1
-1
4
4
3
1
1
1
-2
4
5
2
1
0
1
-1
3
6
3
1
0
2
-1
3

What happens if teams finish level on points in World Cup group stage?

If two or more teams finish on equal points following the conclusion of the group stage, the following tiebreakers are applied in order.

  1. Greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the tied teams
  2. Superior goal difference resulting from the group matches between the tied teams
  3. Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches between the tied teams
  4. Superior goal difference in all group matches
  5. Most goals scored in all group matches
  6. Highest team conduct score in all group matches (taking into account yellow cards and red cards)
  7. Fifa World Ranking

How are the eight best third-place teams determined?

The sides that finish third in their groups will be ranked by the following criteria in order:

  1. Points
  2. Goal difference
  3. Goals scored
  4. Highest team conduct score (players and team officials) relating to the number of yellow and red cards obtained in all group matches
  5. Fifa World Ranking

Here are the latest standings for the third-place sides:

Group A P W D L GD PTS Form
1
3
3
0
0
6
9
2
3
1
1
1
-1
4
3
3
1
0
2
-1
3
4
3
0
1
2
-4
1
Group B P W D L GD PTS Form
1
3
2
1
0
4
7
2
3
1
1
1
5
4
3
3
1
1
1
-1
4
4
3
0
1
2
-8
1
Group C P W D L GD PTS Form
1
3
2
1
0
6
7
2
3
2
1
0
3
7
3
3
1
0
2
-3
3
4
3
0
0
3
-6
0
Group D P W D L GD PTS Form
1
3
2
0
1
4
6
2
3
1
1
1
0
4
3
3
1
1
1
-2
4
4
3
1
0
2
-2
3
Group E P W D L GD PTS Form
1
3
2
0
1
6
6
2
3
2
0
1
2
6
3
3
1
1
1
0
4
4
3
0
1
2
-8
1
Group F P W D L GD PTS Form
1
3
2
1
0
6
7
2
3
1
2
0
4
5
3
3
1
1
1
0
4
4
3
0
0
3
-10
0
Group G P W D L GD PTS Form
1
2
1
1
0
2
4
2
2
0
2
0
0
2
3
2
0
2
0
0
2
4
2
0
1
1
-2
1
Group H P W D L GD PTS Form
1
2
1
1
0
4
4
2
2
0
2
0
0
2
3
2
0
2
0
0
2
4
2
0
1
1
-4
1
Group I P W D L GD PTS Form
1
2
2
0
0
5
6
2
2
2
0
0
4
6
3
2
0
0
2
-3
0
4
2
0
0
2
-6
0
Group J P W D L GD PTS Form
1
2
2
0
0
5
6
2
2
1
0
1
0
3
3
2
1
0
1
-2
3
4
2
0
0
2
-3
0
Group K P W D L GD PTS Form
1
2
2
0
0
3
6
2
2
1
1
0
5
4
3
2
0
1
1
-1
1
4
2
0
0
2
-7
0
Group L P W D L GD PTS Form
1
2
1
1
0
2
4
2
2
1
1
0
1
4
3
2
1
0
1
-1
3
4
2
0
0
2
-2
0
3rd Place Ranking P W D L GD PTS Form
1
3
1
1
1
0
4
2
3
1
1
1
0
4
3
3
1
1
1
-1
4
4
3
1
1
1
-2
4
5
2
1
0
1
-1
3
6
3
1
0
2
-1
3
7
2
1
0
1
-2
3
8
3
1
0
2
-3
3
9
2
0
2
0
0
2
10
2
0
2
0
0
2
11
2
0
1
1
-1
1
12
2
0
0
2
-3
0

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