Thursday , 2 July 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
67% 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/–
61-75
–/–
76+
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

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.

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.