Portugal vs Congo DR: result, lineups & analysis — FIFA World Cup

Portugal
Portugal
1–1
Congo DR
Congo DR

Wednesday, 17 June 2026 at 17:00 UTC

🏟 NRG Stadium · Houston

🏁 Post-match review

Portugal and Congo DR drew 1-1 in their World Cup encounter. The match ended level after both sides found the back of the net once.

Expectation:Without pre-match market data provided, the context is limited; however, Portugal as a stronger-ranked team drawing with Congo DR represents a notably cautious result that suggests the underdogs were competitive or Portugal failed to convert their expected advantage.

The draw offers Congo DR a valuable point against higher-ranked opposition, while Portugal's failure to secure three points is a missed opportunity in what should have been a more comfortable fixture. Both teams will have mixed feelings heading into their next matches.

Based on the final score and pre-match analysis (no in-match events).

📐 Statistical score reference

Portugal
1.5 - 0.9
Congo DR
Projected total: 2.4Over 2.5: 43%
ModelMarket
52%
Portugal
26%
X
22%
Congo DR

Poisson reference based only on season goal averages. It is not the full-analysis prediction or betting advice.

🎓 Coaches / Formations

Portugal· 2º · 5Pts
4-2-3-1100% usage
👔 Roberto Martínez · Spain
In charge since 2023 · 52
Experience: 19y · 5 clubs
Ex-clubs: Belgium, Everton, Wigan Athletic
W-D-L: 1-2-0
Congo DR· 1º · 4Pts
5-3-267% usage
👔 S. Desabre · France
In charge since 2023
W-D-L: 1-1-1

🔬 Advanced data (averages)

Portugal
5 / 3 games
Congo DR
1.4
xG
0.68
4.4
Corners
3.7
1.6
Points/game
1
40%
Over 2.5
50%
40%
BTTS
75%
40%
Clean sheets
0%
58%
Possession
34%
12.4
Shots
7.3

Per-game averages in this competition · FootyStats / API-Football

📈 Recent form

PortugalLWDWD
  • 2026-07-06 · (H) 0–1 vs Spain
  • 2026-07-02 · (H) 2–1 vs Croatia
  • 2026-06-27 · (A) 0–0 vs Colombia
  • 2026-06-23 · (H) 5–0 vs Uzbekistan
  • 2026-06-17 · (H) 1–1 vs Congo DR
Congo DRLWLD
  • 2026-07-01 · (A) 1–2 vs England
  • 2026-06-27 · (H) 3–1 vs Uzbekistan
  • 2026-06-24 · (A) 0–1 vs Colombia
  • 2026-06-17 · (A) 1–1 vs Portugal

🆚 Head-to-head

🧑‍⚖️ Referee

Abdulrahman Al-Jassim, Qatar

4
Cards/game
2
Goals/game
50%
BTTS

Referee averages in this competition · 2 games · PK Sport

✅ Confirmed lineups · Portugal [4-2-3-1]

API-Football · 30 Jun 2026, 15:38 UTC

  1. 1D. Costa
  2. 20J. Cancelo
  3. 4T. Araujo
  4. 13R. Veiga
  5. 25N. Mendes
  6. 15J. Neves
  7. 23Vitinha
  8. 10B. Silva
  9. 8B. Fernandes
  10. 18P. Neto
  11. 7C. Ronaldo

✅ Confirmed lineups · Congo DR [5-3-2]

API-Football · 30 Jun 2026, 15:38 UTC

  1. 1L. Mpasi-Nzau
  2. 2A. Wan-Bissaka
  3. 22C. Mbemba
  4. 4A. Tuanzebe
  5. 3S. Kapuadi
  6. 26A. Masuaku
  7. 6N. Mukau
  8. 8S. Moutoussamy
  9. 25E. Kayembe
  10. 20Y. Wissa
  11. 17C. Bakambu

Other matches this round

Analysis based on public data and market signals. For analysis only — not betting advice.

Data: Sportmonks / API-Football · pksport.net

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