Portugal vs Congo DR, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
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- Referee Abdulrahman Al Jassim (Qatar)
- Assistant 1 Taleb Al Marri (Qatar)
- Assistant 2 Saoud Al Maqaleh (Qatar)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Mexico 2 6 2 South Korea 2 3 3 Czechia 2 1 4 South Africa 2 1 5 Canada 2 4 6 Switzerland 2 4 7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 1 8 Qatar 2 1 9 Brazil 2 4 10 Morocco 2 4 11 Scotland 2 3 12 Haiti 2 0 13 United States 2 6 14 Australia 2 3 15 Paraguay 2 3 16 Turkey 2 0 17 Germany 2 6 18 Ivory Coast 2 3 19 Ecuador 2 1 20 Curacao 2 1 21 Netherlands 2 4 22 Japan 2 4 23 Sweden 2 3 24 Tunisia 2 0 25 New Zealand 1 1 26 Iran 1 1 27 Belgium 1 1 28 Egypt 1 1 29 Saudi Arabia 2 2 30 Spain 2 2 31 Uruguay 1 1 32 Cape Verde Islands 1 1 33 Norway 1 3 34 France 1 3 35 Senegal 1 0 36 Iraq 1 0 37 Argentina 1 3 38 Austria 1 3 39 Jordan 1 0 40 Algeria 1 0 41 Colombia 1 3 42 Congo DR 1 1 43 Portugal 1 1 44 Uzbekistan 1 0 45 England 1 3 46 Ghana 1 3 47 Panama 1 0 48 Croatia 1 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Season Stats
Portugal Congo DR #43 Position #42 1 Points 1 1 Played 1 0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0 1 Scored 1 1 Conceded 1 +0 GD +0 1.00 PPG 1.00 0% Win % 0% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season0% Clean Sheets
Congo DR this seasonPortugal are 43rd (1 pts). Congo DR are 42nd (1 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Portugal0-151/–16-30–/–31-45–/146-60–/–61-75–/–76+–/–■ Scored ■ ConcededCongo DR0-15–/116-30–/–31-451/–46-60–/–61-75–/–76+–/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to NRG Stadium that hosts another battle between Portugal and Congo DR.
- 5' Congo DR is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 6' Portugal is taking the lead after the goal scored by Joao Neves on 6.
- 11' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 13' Bernardo Silva is having his name booked by the referee on 13.
- 18' Arthur Masuaku has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 42 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 23' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Steve Kapuadi suffering a number of foals already.
- 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
- 32' Chancel Mbemba is having his name booked by the referee on 32.
- 37' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 42' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 47' It’s high time Roberto Martínez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 50' What an equalizer from Yoane Wissa!
- 55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bernardo Silva, as he is very good at scoring at NRG Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 70' The travelling Congo DR supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 75' Congo DR started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
- 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cristiano Ronaldo made 519 appearances and scored 152 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 85' 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.
- 88' It’s gonna be a card for Nelson Semedo.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Tomas Araujo.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Lineups
Portugal Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Pedro Neto ↓ Rafael Leao 72'
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Nuno Mendes ↓ Nelson Semedo 72'
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Vitinha ↓ Goncalo Ramos 83'
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Bench
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Rafael Leao ↑ 72'
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Nelson Semedo ↑ 72'
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Goncalo Ramos ↑ 83'
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Francisco Conceicao ↑ 46'
Coach Roberto MartínezCongo DR Lineups
5-3-2Starting XI
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Arthur Masuaku ↓ Joris Kayembe 74'
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Ngal'ayel Mukau ↓ Noah Sadiki 57'
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Edo Kayembe ↓ Charles Pickel 74'
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Cedric Bakambu ↓ Simon Banza 85'
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Bench
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Joris Kayembe ↑ 74'
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Gedeon Kalulu ↑ 85'
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Noah Sadiki ↑ 57'
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Charles Pickel ↑ 74'
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Simon Banza ↑ 85'
Coach Sébastien Desabre -
H2H
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.1 Portugal xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.99 Congo DR xGI would bet for: Portugal or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 65%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.09Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 62% 38% ± 2.5 35% 65% ± 3.5 17% 83% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Portugal or Draw 70%Draw or Congo DR 61%Portugal or Congo DR 69%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 14.8%1 – 1 Actual1 – 0 12.3%0 – 1 10.9%2 – 1 7.2%2 – 0 7.2%1 – 2 6.4%0 – 2 5.7%2 – 2 3.7%3 – 1 2.7%3 – 0 2.6%1 – 3 2.2%Asian Handicap — Portugal
Handicap Portugal covers Push Congo DR covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 10% 85% -1.5 15% — 85% -1 15% 21% 64% -0.5 36% — 64% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 19% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Portugal keeps clean sheet 38% ✓Congo DR keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.