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Colombia's Daniel Munoz celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the 2026 World Cup Group K football match between Colombia and Democratic Republic of Congo at the Guadalajara Stadium in Zapopan on June 23, 2026. Ulises Ruiz/AFP via Getty Images
Colombia is moving on from the group stage to the first knockout round of the 2026 World Cup.
They became the seventh team to earn the advance by winning their first two games, following Mexico, the United States, Germany, France, Norway, and Argentina. That second win was a 1-0 victory against the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Guadalajara on June 23.
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