Colombia-Portugal, the glamour tie<\/a> of the entire round, proved that goals do not always make a game. Their 0-0 draw<\/a>, played in oppressive Miami heat and in front of a canary yellow crowd, was far more entertaining than the earlier Group K snoozefests.<\/p>\n Colombia had the better chances, and if Davinson Sanchez wore a smaller shoe size his late header might not have been ruled out for offside, but they will still feel they won 0-0, seeing as they topped the group. Portugal were disappointing and Roberto Martinez is once again left with \u2018The Ronaldo Dilemma\u2019 before their next game (Martinez will almost definitely keep starting him).<\/p>\n In the other Group K game, Uzbekistan took an early lead against DR Congo, but were reeled back in by the Leopards, who progressed in third-place, winning 3-1. <\/p>\n Lionel Messi did not start in Argentina\u2019s dead rubber against Jordan; clearly resting so that he can take on Pico Lopes at full strength next week. He came on for a half-hour and scored a free-kick in a 3-1 win.<\/p>\n In 1982, West Germany and Austria were accused of colluding to achieve a 1-0 result that saw both sides progress from their group ahead of Algeria, in a game known as the \u201cDisgrace of Gij\u00f3n\u201d. <\/p>\n Last night, it was Algeria and Austria who would both benefit by drawing and in the second half it seemed like a gentleman\u2019s agreement had taken place. Then Algeria looked to have taken their long-awaited revenge with a late goal, but Austria got a 96th-minute leveller to save themselves and dump Iran out of the tournament.<\/p>\n In the earlier kickoffs, England looked fairly unconvincing in a 2-0 win against Panama<\/a>. It took them an hour to break down the Central Americans, but Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane scored to set up a knockout clash with DR Congo. <\/p>\n Elsewhere in Group L, Croatia\u2019s aged side beat Ghana 2-1, as the Black Stars\u2019 manager Carlos Queiroz furthered his reputation for negativity by masterminding another miserable performance. Ghana face Colombia next, while Croatia take on Portugal; maybe they could recruit Ronaldo into their auld lads\u2019 club.<\/p>\n Results: <\/p>\n Group L \u2013 Panama 0 England 2 (Bellingham 62, Kane 67)<\/p>\n Group L \u2013 Croatia 2 (Sucic 31, Vlasic 83) Ghana 1 (Luckassen 73)<\/p>\n Group K \u2013 Colombia 0 Portugal 0<\/p>\n Group K \u2013 DR Congo 3 (Wissa 68, 90+1, Mayele 78) Uzbekistan 1 (Shomurodov 10)<\/p>\n Group J \u2013 Algeria 3 (Belghali 45, Mahrez 60, 90+3) Austria 3 (Arnautovi\u0107 28, Sabitzer 55, Kalajdzic 90+6)<\/p>\n Group J \u2013 Jordan 1 (Al-Taamari 55) Argentina 3 (Lo Celso 19, Mart\u00ednez 31, Messi 80)<\/p>\n \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddff 1-1 \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9<\/p>\n Rafik Belghali beats three defenders leaving one on the floor before unleashing a ferocious strike beyond Alexander Schlager to equalise for Algeria<\/p>\n Watch all 104 games from the #FIFAWorldCup<\/a> on RT\u00c9 pic.twitter.com\/DMtpBzUI5z<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 RT\u00c9 Sport (@RTEsport) June 28, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Goal of the day: Algeria\u2019s Rafik Belghali did really well to beat a couple of men and lash a strike<\/a> into the Austrian net, but the ball bouncing off the corner flag to stay in play makes this an even more satisfying and chaotic goal. This goal helped Algeria through to the next round, where they will play Switzerland.<\/p>\n Full-Time: \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddff 3-3 \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9<\/p>\n Have you ever seen anything like it<\/p>\n Sasa Kalajdzic rescues Austria from World Cup elimination with the very last kick of the game<\/p>\n Watch all 104 games from the #FIFAWorldCup<\/a> on RT\u00c9 pic.twitter.com\/AzU7IY0REY<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 RT\u00c9 Sport (@RTEsport) June 28, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Moment of the day: DR Congo making the knockouts for the first time was special, but it got trumped at the last minute by Austria\u2019s late equaliser to stay in the World Cup. Austria\u2019s number one Peter Crouch tribute act, Sasa Kalajdzic, wrote himself into his country\u2019s footballing lore with a clinical header<\/a> to rescue their tournament and send them through to play Spain in the second round.<\/p>\n Picture of the day: Bangladesh have never qualified for the World Cup<\/a>, but football fans in the country have refused to be stuck for a team to support. There\u2019s already been incredible images from watch parties for Argentina and Brazil, and here the commitment to La Albiceleste has become a part of public life in Dhaka.<\/p>\n Question of the day: In Ireland\u2019s group at the 1994 World Cup, all four teams ended up with four points and zero goal difference, with three teams progressing. Who were the team that missed out and how was it decided? (Answer below)<\/p>\n Coming up today: <\/p>\n Round of 32 \u2013 South Africa v Canada (8pm Irish time, RT\u00c9 2 & UTV)<\/p>\n Elsewhere in sport: In rugby, Ireland\u2019s U20s came up just short in their World Championship opener<\/a> against England, despite having plenty of chances to clinch a win.<\/p>\n The second pair of All-Ireland football quarter-finals take place in Croke Park today. Malachy Clerkin speaks to Brian Fenton<\/a> ahead of Dublin\u2019s clash with Galway, while Gordon Manning studies the clash between neighbours Louth and Monaghan<\/a>.<\/p>\n Answer to question: Norway were the unlucky losers due to goals scored, scoring one goal fewer than Ireland and Italy.<\/p>\n![\"An](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/EESSOLA3ZA3FCFC63MNKJ43YZY.jpg\")
An enormous Argentina jersey hangs over a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh during the World Cup. Photograph: Monirul Alam\/European Pressphoto Agency <\/p>\n