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Colombia, England Finish As Group Winners

Colombia and Portugal have played out a goalless draw in their final Group K encounter at the football festival in North America.

This means the Colombians advance into the last-32 as group winners with the Portuguese going through as runners-up.

Another Group K tie saw Congo defeat Uzbekistan 3-1 to finish third, and qualify for the knockout round for the first time.

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Elsewhere at the football festival…England made the last-32 as Group L winners after beating Panama 2-0.

Croatia are also through as runners up after their 2-1 win over Ghana, with the African side also advancing as one of the best third-placed teams.

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In other news…

Chelsea are said to have entered talks to sign veteran midfielder Granit Xhaka although his club Sunderland are reportedly reluctant to sell.

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George Russell has taken pole position for the Austrian F1 GP posting the fastest time in qualifying ahead of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.

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And, Malaysia has picked up its second group win at the Badminton Asia Junior Championships with a 2-0 victory over South Korea.