World Cup 2026 leaderboard update: Ronaldo's Portugal rout, Ghana hold England

Portugal turned Group K into a goal-difference race with a 5-0 win over Uzbekistan in Houston: Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the 6th and 39th minutes, Nuno Mendes added the second, Abduvohid Nematov's own goal made it four, and Rafael Leão closed the scoring late. Ronaldo's opener also made him the first player to score in six World Cups. 1

England and Ghana then played out a 0-0 draw in Foxborough. England had the territory and volume — 79% possession, 19 shots, 1.28 xG — but Ghana limited the damage with three saves and a late goal-line escape, leaving both teams on four points in Group L. 2

Panama-Croatia and Colombia-DR Congo are not counted here because the available pages did not yet show reliable final results at this cutoff.

Portugal now lead Group K on four points, but Colombia can still overtake them when their second match is completed. Uzbekistan's -7 goal difference is the immediate damage from the 5-0 defeat. 3

England's draw is frustrating because the chance profile was lopsided, but it still keeps them first on goal difference. Ghana's clean sheet is just as valuable: they enter the final group match level with England on points and ahead of Panama and Croatia, who each still had one completed match in the standings snapshot. 23

Here is the compact board across all 12 groups. The order shown is the current FOX standings order within each group. 3

The current third-place table still starts with four three-point teams. DR Congo hold the eighth qualifying lane in this snapshot only because they have played one match; Panama and Senegal are below the cut line for now. 3

Messi remains the Golden Boot leader on five goals, with Haaland and Mbappé at four. Ronaldo's double puts him into the larger two-goal chase group rather than the top three. 14

Alexander Isak and Michael Olise share the assist lead on three. The two-assist tier is crowded enough that one final-round match can change the top five quickly. 5

The clean-sheet board still has three perfect entries after two appearances: Emiliano Martínez, Unai Simón and Raúl Rangel are each on two clean sheets. Diogo Costa is in the one-clean-sheet group after Portugal's shutout, while Ghana's Benjamin Asare deserves a same-day mention for three saves in the 0-0 draw against England. 26

Group K's table can still swing when Colombia and DR Congo complete their next match; Group L will tighten further once Panama-Croatia has a final result. Until those scores are official, the clean read is simple: Portugal have banked the biggest win of the day, England-Ghana stayed cautious, and the third-place line remains low enough for one-point teams to stay alive. 3