Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portugal vs Congo DR, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Portugal
1 – 1
Full Time
Congo DR
Wed 17 Jun 2026 · 17:00 UTC NRG Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Joao Neves 6' 1–0
1–1 45+5' Yoane Wissa
Bernardo Silva 13' Y
Y 32' Chancel Mbemba
Nelson Semedo 88' Y
Tomas Araujo 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portugal vs Congo DR — Worldcup at NRG Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Abdulrahman Al Jassim (Qatar)
  • Assistant 1 Taleb Al Marri (Qatar)
  • Assistant 2 Saoud Al Maqaleh (Qatar)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Portugal 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Congo DR
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-17 Portugal 1–1 Congo DR

Recent Form

Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun Congo DR H 1–1 D
05 Jul France H 3–5 L
01 Jul Slovenia H 3–0 W
26 Jun Georgia A 0–2 L
22 Jun Turkey A 3–0 W
18 Jun Czechia H 2–1 W
Congo DR
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun Portugal A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Portugal Congo DR
#42 Position #43
5 Points 4
3 Played 3
1 / 2 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 1
6 Scored 4
1 Conceded 3
+5 GD +1
1.67 PPG 1.33
33% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season
0% Clean Sheets
Congo DR this season

Portugal are 42nd (5 pts). Congo DR are 43rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portugal
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Congo DR
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo 3 G
Congo DR
Yoane Wissa 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Portugal welcome Congo DR for this crunch clash at NRG Stadium.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Aaron Wan-Bissaka is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Congo DR.
  • 6' GOAL! Joao Neves scores on 6.
  • 11' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portugal and Congo DR are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 13' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Bernardo Silva.
  • 18' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sébastien Desabre might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 23' Cedric Bakambu has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 28' Congo DR are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 32' Chancel Mbemba picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 37' Joris Kayembe has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 433 appearances.
  • 42' Portugal are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Congo DR's 5-3-2 shape.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Portugal — Francisco Conceicao on, Bernardo Silva off on 46 minutes.
  • 50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yoane Wissa makes it 1-1.
  • 55' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 57' It is a substitution in Congo DR team. Ngal'ayel Mukau is replaced by Noah Sadiki on 57 minute.
  • 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
  • 67' Congo DR started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 72' Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rafael Leao is hanging Pedro Neto on the field on 72 minute.
  • 74' Charles Pickel has so much to prove this time. He replaces Edo Kayembe on 74 minute.
  • 79' Congo DR have won 5 goals from 4 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Portugal. Vitinha is replaced by Goncalo Ramos.
  • 85' The Congo DR bench stirs into life. Aaron Wan-Bissaka is withdrawn and Gedeon Kalulu gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Portugal player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Tomas Araujo argues furiously but the card stands.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Portugal Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Martínez

Congo DR Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sébastien Desabre

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.48 Portugal xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 Congo DR xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portugal50% Draw28% Congo DR22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Portugal or Draw
78%
Draw or Congo DR
50%
Portugal or Congo DR
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portugal35% Draw50% Congo DR15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.3%
2 – 0
10.8%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7%
3 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
2%

Asian Handicap — Portugal

Handicap Portugal covers Push Congo DR covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 25% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Portugal keeps clean sheet
45% ✓
Congo DR keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.