World Cup Group L live updates, scores: Follow England vs. Panama, Croatia vs. Ghana - Yahoo Sports
The World Cup group stage concluded with several high-stakes matches, including England's victory over Panama and Argentina's win against Jordan. Teams like Croatia, Colombia, and DR Congo also secured their spots in the knockout rounds.
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The World Cup group stage ended Saturday with Groups J, K and L back on the pitch, and the stars were out in force. England broke through with a 2-0 win over Panama to top Group L as Harry Kane went ahead of Gary Lineker with his 11th World Cup goal. In the other matchup, Croatia beat Ghana 2-1 to finish as runner-up (the Black Stars will move on as a third-place team). In the early evening window, Portugal couldn't do much of anything against Colombia in a tepid 0-0 Group K battle. The Colombians secured first place with the result, and DR Congo locked up a spot in the Round of 32 win a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan. World Cup schedule | Group schedule, results | Standings In the nightcap, Argentina stayed undefeated in Group J with a 3-1 win over Jordan that featured a late Lionel Messi goal. Simultaneously, Austria and Algeria battled to a raucous 3-3 draw that will send both teams through and leave Iran out of the knockout round. Saturday's World Cup schedule Group J Final: Argentina 3, Jordan 1 Final: Austria 3, Algeria 3 Group K Final: Colombia 0, Portugal 0 Final: DR Congo 3, Uzbekistan 1 Group L Final: England 2, Panama 0 Final: Croatia 2, Ghana 1 Follow all of Saturday's action including live updates, highlights, results and analysis below.
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