2026 FIFA World Cup Group K

Group K of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place from June 17 to 27, 2026. ^[1] The group consists of Portugal, the inter-confederation playoff Path 1 winner, Uzbekistan, and Colombia. The top two teams, possibly along with the third-placed team, will advance to the round of 32. ^[2]

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings [3]
									November 2025 [nb 1]	June 2026
K1	Portugal	1	UEFA	UEFA Group F winner	November 16, 2025	9th	2022	Third place (1966)	6
K2	IC Path 1 winner	4 [nb 2]		Inter-confederation playoff Path 1 winner	March 31, 2026				[nb 2]
K3	Uzbekistan	3	AFC	AFC third round Group A runner-up	June 5, 2025	1st	—	—	50
K4	Colombia	2	CONMEBOL	CONMEBOL round robin third place	September 4, 2025	7th	2018	Quarterfinals (2014)	13

Notes

1. The rankings of November 2025 were used for seeding for the final draw. ^[4]
2. As the identity of the inter-confederation playoff Path 1 winner was not known at the time of the final draw, positions in the FIFA Rankings were not taken into account, and the placeholder in the draw was automatically seeded into pot 4. ^[4]

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	IC Path 1 winner [a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Uzbekistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	Colombia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: June 17, 2026. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. The winner of inter-confederation playoff Pathway 1 will be DR Congo, Jamaica, or New Caledonia.

In the round of 32: ^[2]

• The winner of Group K will advance to play the third-placed team of Group D, Group E, Group I, Group J, or Group L.
• The runner-up of Group K will advance to play the runner-up of Group L.
• The third-placed team of Group K might advance to play the winner of Group L (if one of the eight best third-placed teams from the group stage).

Matches

All times listed are local. ^[1]

Portugal vs IC Path 1 winner

June 17, 2026 (2026-06-17)

12:00 p.m. UTC−5

Portugal	Match 23	IC Path 1 winner
	Report

NRG Stadium, Houston

Uzbekistan vs Colombia

The two sides have never met before.

June 17, 2026 (2026-06-17)

8:00 p.m. UTC−6

Uzbekistan	Match 24	Colombia
	Report

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Portugal vs Uzbekistan

The two teams have never met before.

June 23, 2026 (2026-06-23)

12:00 p.m. UTC−5

Portugal	Match 47	Uzbekistan
	Report

NRG Stadium, Houston

Colombia vs IC Path 1 winner

June 23, 2026 (2026-06-23)

8:00 p.m. UTC−6

Colombia	Match 48	IC Path 1 winner
	Report

Estadio Akron, Zapopan

Colombia vs Portugal

This will be the first encounter between both teams.

June 27, 2026 (2026-06-27)

7:30 p.m. UTC−4

Colombia	Match 71	Portugal
	Report

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

IC Path 1 winner vs Uzbekistan

June 27, 2026 (2026-06-27)

7:30 p.m. UTC−4

IC Path 1 winner	Match 72	Uzbekistan
	Report

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Discipline

The team conduct ("fair play") score will be used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams are tied. It will also be used as a tiebreaker for the third-place ranking between groups if the overall records of teams are tied. The score will be calculated based on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all group matches as follows: ^[2]

• yellow card: −1 point;
• indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
• direct red card: −4 points;
• yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;

Only one of the above deductions can be applied to a player or team official in a single match.

Team	Match 1				Match 2				Match 3				Score
Portugal													0
IC Path 1 winner													0
Uzbekistan													0
Colombia													0

References

1. "FIFA World Cup 26 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA. February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
2. "FIFA World Cup 2026 Regulations" (PDF). FIFA. May 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 23, 2025. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
3. "FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. November 19, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
4. "Draw Procedures for the FIFA World Cup 2026" (PDF). FIFA. November 25, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.

External links

• Official website