England, Portugal and Egypt among five teams to seal World Cup knockout spots

They book spots without needing to play their final group games

Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group K - Portugal v Uzbekistan - Houston Stadium, Houston, Texas, US - Jun 23, 2026 Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Vitinha, Joao Neves and Diogo Dalot celebrate after the match. Reuters/Troy Taormina

England, Portugal, Egypt, Ghana and Paraguay secured places in the World Cup Round of 32 on Friday before their final group matches after results elsewhere confirmed four points would be enough to progress.

• Uruguay's defeat by Spain and Cape Verde's draw with Saudi Arabia in Group H guaranteed qualification for the five teams.

• France will face Sweden in the Round of 32 after winning Group I.

• Germany will take on Paraguay in the last-32 after the South Americans advanced from Group D.