England and Colombia won their groups with victories in the final game of the stage, while Argentina remained perfect with their third victory.
England got three second-half goals to best Panama, 3-0, while Colombia edged Portugal, 1-0. Both losers finished second in their groups. Argentine routed Jordan 5-0.
Two squads recorded notable late goals. Austria beat Algeria, 2-1, on an 88th-minute strike, to take second place in Group J. Ghana waited until the 92nd minute to score against Croatia and pulled off a 1-0 win, giving them three points and a chance at advancement.
Group J: Argentina 9 (3-0-0, +11), Austria 6 (2-1-0, 0), Algeria 3 (1-2-0, -4), Jordan 0 (0-3-0, -7)
Group K: Colombia 7 (2-0-1, +2), Portugal 6 (2-1-0, +3), Congo 4 (1-1-1, 0), Uzbekistan 0 (0-3-0, -5)
Group L: England 7 (2-0-1, +4), Panama 4 (1-1-1, -2), Ghana 3 (1-2-0, -1), Croatia 2 (0-1-2, -1)
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Ghana 1, Croatia 0
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
88′ Yellow Card Croatia Petar Sucic
92′ GOAL Ghana Derrick Luckassen
England 3, Panama 0
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
29′ Yellow Card England Jarell Quansah
48′ Yellow Card England Elliot Anderson
55′ Yellow Card Panama Yoel Barcenas
60′ Yellow Card Panama Jose Cordoba
60′ GOAL England Harry Kane (penalty kick)
66′ GOAL England Jude Bellingham
68′ Yellow Card Panama Cristian Martinez
79′ Yellow Card England Jude Bellingham
94′ GOAL England Bukayo Saka
Colombia 1, Portugal 0
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
20′ GOAL Colombia James Rodriguez
62′ Yellow Card Colombia Luis Diaz
71′ Yellow Card Portugal Joao Neves
91′ Yellow Card Portugal Pedro Neto
Congo 2, Uzbekistan 0
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
29′ GOAL Congo Yoane Wissa
34′ Yellow Card Congo Noah Sadiki
45+’ Yellow Card Congo Axel Tuanzebe
91′ GOAL Congo Arthur Masuaku
Austria 2, Algeria 1
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
39′ Yellow Card Austria David Alaba
43′ GOAL Austria Konrad Laimer
47′ GOAL Algeria Ramy Bensebaini
68′ Yellow Card Austria Philipp Lienhart
88′ GOAL Austria Stefan Posch
89′ Yellow Card Austria Kevin Danso
Argentina 5, Jordan 0
AT&T Stadium, Dallas, Texas
23′ Yellow Card Jordan Odeh Al Fakhouri
23′ GOAL Argentina Lionel Messi (penalty kick)
27′ GOAL Argentina Lionel Messi (corner kick)
30′ GOAL Argentina Lautaro Martinez
44′ Yellow Card Argentina Leandro Paredes
45+’ GOAL Argentina (own goal)
50′ Yellow Card Jordan Yazan Al Arab
55′ Yellow Card Argentina Lionel Messi
59′ GOAL Argentina Lautaro Martinez
74′ Yellow Card Argentina Lisandro Martinez
