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Portugal 1-1 DR Congo · World Cup 2026

Portugal drew 1-1 with DR Congo in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Portugal and DR Congo met in the World Cup 2026 at NRG Stadium in Houston on Wednesday, 17 June 2026.

Goalscorers

Portugal: J. Neves 6'. DR Congo: Y. Wissa 45'.

How the match went

Portugal saw more of the ball, 75% of it. Portugal had 7 shots with 1 on target, DR Congo 8 with 2 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 5 to Portugal and 4 to DR Congo. Portugal conceded 9 fouls, DR Congo 10. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (3 for Portugal, 1 for DR Congo).

Line-ups

Portugal started in a 4-2-3-1: Diogo Costa, João Cancelo, Tomás Araújo, Renato Veiga, Nuno Mendes, João Neves, Vitinha, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Pedro Neto, Cristiano Ronaldo.

DR Congo started in a 5-3-2: Lionel Mpasi Nzau, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Chancel Mbemba, Axel Tuanzebe, Steve Kapuadi, Arthur Masuaku, Ngal'ayel Mukau, Samuel Moutoussamy, Edo Kayembe, Yoane Wissa, Cédric Bakambu.

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Minute by minute

  1. 6'Goal! Portugal 1-0 DR Congo. J. Neves (Portugal) scores, assisted by P. Neto.
  2. 45+5'Goal! Portugal 1-1 DR Congo. Y. Wissa (DR Congo) scores, assisted by A. Masuaku.
  3. 45'Half-time. Portugal 1-1 DR Congo.
  4. 90'Full-time. Portugal 1-1 DR Congo.
Full commentary (34 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Portugal vs DR Congo.
  2. 6'Goal! Portugal 1-0 DR Congo. J. Neves (Portugal) scores, assisted by P. Neto.
  3. 11'Attempt missed. Y. Wissa (DR Congo), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  4. 13'Yellow card for B. Silva (Portugal).
  5. 14'Attempt blocked. C. Bakambu (DR Congo), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  6. 32'Yellow card for C. Mbemba (DR Congo).
  7. 33'Attempt saved. E. Kayembe (DR Congo), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  8. 39'Attempt blocked. B. Fernandes (Portugal), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  9. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  10. 45+1'Attempt blocked. S. Moutoussamy (DR Congo), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  11. 45+3'Attempt blocked. S. Moutoussamy (DR Congo), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
  12. 45+5'Goal! Portugal 1-1 DR Congo. Y. Wissa (DR Congo) scores, assisted by A. Masuaku.
  13. 45'Half-time. Portugal 1-1 DR Congo.
  14. 46'The second half is under way.
  15. 46'Substitution, Portugal: F. Conceição comes on for B. Silva.
  16. 57'Substitution, DR Congo: N. Sadiki comes on for N. Mukau.
  17. 63'Attempt missed. S. Kapuadi (DR Congo), header from a throw-in. xG 0.19.
  18. 68'Attempt missed. C. Ronaldo (Portugal), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  19. 71'Substitution, Portugal: R. Leão comes on for P. Neto.
  20. 72'Substitution, Portugal: N. Semedo comes on for N. Mendes.
  21. 74'Substitution, DR Congo: Kayembe comes on for A. Masuaku.
  22. 74'Substitution, DR Congo: C. Pickel comes on for E. Kayembe.
  23. 74'Attempt missed. C. Ronaldo (Portugal), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  24. 77'Attempt missed. C. Bakambu (DR Congo), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
  25. 78'Attempt blocked. F. Conceição (Portugal), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  26. 83'Substitution, Portugal: G. Ramos comes on for Vitinha.
  27. 85'Substitution, DR Congo: S. Banza comes on for C. Bakambu.
  28. 85'Substitution, DR Congo: G. Kalulu comes on for A. Wan-Bissaka.
  29. 88'Yellow card for N. Semedo (Portugal).
  30. 90'Attempt missed. B. Fernandes (Portugal), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  31. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  32. 90+2'Yellow card for T. Araújo (Portugal).
  33. 90+2'Attempt missed. C. Ronaldo (Portugal), header. xG 0.08.
  34. 90'Full-time. Portugal 1-1 DR Congo.
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