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Portugal vs Congo DR — Highlights & Goals

Portugal1–1Congo DR
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Highlights

0′2 goal moments90′

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Match report

Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal teammates could only manage a 1-1 draw with Congo DR on Wednesday in their opening World Cup match.

Portugal 1-1 Congo DR was the final score on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 (FIFA World Cup).

On the scoresheet: João Neves (6'), Yoane Wissa (45').

Portugal had 75% of the possession against 25% for Congo DR. The referee showed 4 yellow cards and 0 red cards in total.

Form & head-to-head

Timeline

15
  1. 6′João Neves
  2. 13'Bernardo Silva
  3. 32'Chancel Mbemba
  4. 45′Yoane Wissa
  5. 45'Francisco Conceição↓ Bernardo Silva
  6. 57'Noah Sadiki↓ Ngal'ayel Mukau
  7. 71'Rafael Leão↓ Pedro Neto
  8. 72'Nélson Semedo↓ Nuno Mendes
  9. 74'Charles Pickel↓ Edo Kayembe
  10. 74'Joris Kayembe↓ Arthur Masuaku
  11. 83'Gonçalo Ramos↓ Vitinha
  12. 85'Gédéon Kalulu↓ Aaron Wan-Bissaka
  13. 85'Simon Banza↓ Cédric Bakambu
  14. 88'Nélson Semedo
  15. 90'+2'Tomás Araújo

Stats

PortugalvsCongo DR
75.4%Possession24.6%
7Shots8
1On Target2
2Blocked Shots3
5Corners4
3Offsides2
9Fouls10
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
1Saves0
724Accurate Passes195
6Tackles9
3Interceptions5
10Clearances27

Win probability

Pre-match odds

Portugal 75%Draw 17%Congo DR 8%

Lineups

PortugalStarting XI
  • 1Diogo CostaPortugal
  • 2Renato VeigaPortugal
  • 3Tomás AraújoPortugal
  • 4Nuno MendesPortugal
  • 5João CanceloPortugal
  • 6Bruno FernandesPortugal
  • 7Vitinha Portugal
  • 8João NevesPortugal
  • 9Cristiano RonaldoPortugal
  • 10Pedro NetoPortugal
  • 11Bernardo SilvaPortugal
Substitutes
  • Gonçalo Inácio
  • Samú Costa
  • Rúben Dias
  • João Félix
  • José Sá
  • Matheus Nunes
  • Francisco Trincão
Congo DRStarting XI
  • 1Lionel MpasiCongo DR
  • 2Axel TuanzebeCongo DR
  • 3Steve KapuadiCongo DR
  • 4Chancel MbembaCongo DR
  • 5Arthur MasuakuCongo DR
  • 6Aaron Wan-BissakaCongo DR
  • 7Samuel MoutoussamyCongo DR
  • 8Edo KayembeCongo DR
  • 9Ngal'ayel MukauCongo DR
  • 10Cédric BakambuCongo DR
  • 11Yoane WissaCongo DR
Substitutes
  • Joris Kayembe
  • Théo Bongonda
  • Brian Cipenga
  • Gédéon Kalulu
  • Timothy Fayulu
  • Simon Banza
  • Noah Sadiki