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Portugal vs Congo DR: match report

Portugal hosted Congo DR at NRG Stadium on Wednesday 17 June 2026, in the World Cup (round 1). Abdulrahman Al-Jassim is the referee.

Result and scorers

Portugal 1-1 Congo DR. Goals: João Neves 6' for Portugal; Yoane Wissa 45'+5' for Congo DR. Attendance: 68,777.

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Key moments (contains the result)

6' Goal: João Neves (Portugal) 1-0
13' Yellow card: Bernardo Silva (Portugal)
32' Yellow card: Chancel Mbemba (Congo DR)
45'+5' Goal: Yoane Wissa (Congo DR) 1-1
88' Yellow card: Nélson Semedo (Portugal)
90'+2' Yellow card: Tomás Araújo (Portugal)

Match stats (contains the result)

75.4%	Possession	24.6%
7	Shots	8
1	Shots on target	2
5	Corners	4
9	Fouls	10
3	Offsides	2
1	Saves	0
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0

Line-ups

Portugal 4-2-3-1

Coach: Roberto Martínez

1 Diogo Costa GK
20 João Cancelo DEF
4 Tomás Araújo DEF
13 Renato Veiga DEF
25 Nuno Mendes DEF
15 João Neves MID
23 Vitinha MID
10 Bernardo Silva MID
8 Bruno Fernandes MID
18 Pedro Neto FWD
7 Cristiano Ronaldo FWD

Bench

26 Francisco Conceição MID
2 Nélson Semedo DEF
17 Rafael Leão FWD
9 Gonçalo Ramos FWD
12 José Sá GK
22 Rui Silva GK
5 Diogo Dalot DEF
14 Gonçalo Inácio DEF
6 Matheus Nunes DEF
3 Rúben Dias DEF
21 Rúben Neves MID
24 Samú MID
16 Trincão MID
19 Gonçalo Guedes FWD
11 Joao Félix FWD

Congo DR 5-3-2

Coach: Sébastien Desabre

1 Lionel Mpasi-Nzau GK
22 Chancel Mbemba DEF
4 Axel Tuanzebe DEF
3 Steve Kapuadi DEF
2 Aaron Wan-Bissaka DEF
26 Arthur Masuaku DEF
6 Ngal Ayel Mukau MID
8 Samuel Moutoussamy MID
25 Edo Kayembe MID
17 Cédric Bakambu FWD
20 Yoane Wissa FWD

Bench

14 Noah Sadiki MID
12 Joris Kayembe Ditu DEF
18 Charles Pickel MID
24 Gédéon Kalulu DEF
23 Simon Banza FWD
21 Matthieu Epolo GK
16 Timothy Fayulu GK
5 Dylan Batubinsika DEF
15 Aaron Tshibola MID
9 Brian Cipenga MID
19 Fiston Mayele FWD
11 Gaël Kakuta FWD
13 Meschack Elia FWD
7 Nathanaël Mbuku FWD
10 Théo Bongonda FWD