Tag: Portugal

  • 2026 World Cup: June 23

    2026 World Cup: June 23

    Wins by Portugal and England set up winner-take-all matches for first place in Groups K and L, respectively. In the third and final match of group play, Portugal-Colombia and England-Panama will decide their groups. Portugal beat Uzbekistan 3-1 and England edged Ghana 1-0, while Croatia and Panama (0-0) and Colombia and Congo (1-1) ended in…

  • 2026 World Cup: June 17

    2026 World Cup: June 17

    The final gameday of the first round of play at the 2026 World Cup replay had some exciting finishes, with Portugal scoring two late goals to beat Congo 3-1, and Colombia rallying from a 2-0 deficit to beat Uzbekistan 3-2. Not as exciting was a 0-0 draw between England and Croatia. Panama flipped its real-life…

  • IL World Cup: Round of 16 #2

    IL World Cup: Round of 16 #2

    The other half of the bracket saw two more extra time contests (one going to penalties), and a pair of 2-0 results in regulation. Two of the three group winners advanced, with England I bowing out via penalties to Brazil II. The UK is still represented by the British Isles, however, after they were a…

  • IL World Cup: Group C

    IL World Cup: Group C

    The first three-team group provided plenty of drama and a bit of math to figure out the winner, as each of the teams won once in the round-robin. Scandinavia claimed first place on goal differential. Portugal and Argentina I tied on goal differential and goals scored. The fourth tiebreaker is head-to-head, which put Portugal through.…

  • 2022 World Cup Group H

    2022 World Cup Group H

    After quite a bit of chalk, chaos reigned in Group H. Uruguay and Ghana finished 1-2, knocking out the two actual teams that advanced, Portugal and South Korea. Uruguay and Ghana met in the finale, with Uruguay scoring a 92nd-minute goal to win 1-0 and claim the top spot. Uruguay had earlier salvaged a 3-3…