World Cup 2026: Daniel Munoz's late goal lifts Colombia over Congo DR and to top of Group K

Colombia was beating on the door all night, and Congo DR’s Lionel Mpasi-Nzau could only hold them off for so long. The goalkeeper delivered a monster outing, holding off a barrage of shots before Colombia’s Daniel Munoz was able to break the scoreless deadlock with a deflected shot from inside the box in the 76th minute. The slight deflection left Mpasi-Nzau frozen in no-man’s land. Daniel Muñoz met the moment for Colombia 🔥 pic.twitter.com/4eviCXpjM6 — FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 24, 2026 It was a culmination of a long day at the office as Munoz, Luis Diaz and James Rodriguez made Mpasi-Nzau’s night a rough one, peppering him with shots on goal throughout the game. The Congolese keeper had five saves in the first 20 minutes of the first half and added a few more from there, finishing with eight in the game. On the other end, Congo finished with a couple legitimate chances but it was a relatively listless offensive performance from the African team. After a group-opening win over Uzbekistan and the victory on Tuesday, Colombia is sitting pretty in Group K with a Saturday night matchup against Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal remaining. How result impacts Group K picture Colombia sits atop Group K heading into the final matchday after beating DR Congo and can secure first place with a win or draw against Portugal. Portugal remains well positioned to advance and would clinch a spot in the Round of 32 with a draw against Colombia. DR Congo and Uzbekistan are still alive, but both need a win in their head-to-head meeting and likely help elsewhere to get a third-place berth. Bottom line: Colombia and Portugal are in command, while DR Congo and Uzbekistan enter the final matchday needing a result to keep their World Cup hopes alive.