England has achieved its goal, Argentina has been superior, and Portugal has made it difficult for us
The last day of the group stage has left goals and surprises: England, Argentina, Colombia and Croatia have qualified, while Portugal, second in the group, will have a more demanding path in the qualifiers.
The team led by Thomas Tuchel has defeated Panama with goals from Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane in the second half. Bayern's striker has scored 11 goals in the World Cup and has been the top scorer in English history in the tournament.
Croatia has finished second inGroup L after beatingGhana 2-1 . Nikola Vlasic has overtaken the European team, but the Africans have tied in the second half.
In Group K, Colombia has confirmed its candidacy for the title by imposing itself onPortugal . The South Americans have controlled the match and had clear opportunities, but have not found a goal. The tie has allowed Colombia to end upleading and leaving Portugal in a more uncomfortable position for the qualifiers.
The Democratic Republicof the Congo, for its part, has gone over\u00A0againstUzbekistan (3-1), as the African team has been able to react after losing.
Argentina, for its part, has closed a perfect group phase, with the world champion beating 1-3 to Jordan and Lionel Messi makinghistoryagain . The captain of Argentina has scored his 19th goal in the World Championships, raising his record as the top scorer of the tournament.
Group J has also left a tie betweenAlgeria and Austria (3-3). Both selections have suffered and reacted several times, untilboth teams have been ranked: Austria has been ranked second, and Algeria has been ranked third among the best.
At the end of the group stage, the World Cup has entered its decisive phase, with several favourites and high-level contests at sixteen.