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


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
Poisson reference based only on season goal averages. It is not the full-analysis prediction or betting advice.
🎓 Coaches / Formations
🔬 Advanced data (averages)
Per-game averages in this competition · FootyStats / API-Football
📈 Recent form
- 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
- 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
- 2026-06-17 · Portugal 1–1 Congo DR
🧑⚖️ Referee
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim, Qatar
Referee averages in this competition · 2 games · PK Sport
✅ Confirmed lineups · Portugal [4-2-3-1]
API-Football · 30 Jun 2026, 15:38 UTC
- 1D. Costa
- 20J. Cancelo
- 4T. Araujo
- 13R. Veiga
- 25N. Mendes
- 15J. Neves
- 23Vitinha
- 10B. Silva
- 8B. Fernandes
- 18P. Neto
- 7C. Ronaldo
✅ Confirmed lineups · Congo DR [5-3-2]
API-Football · 30 Jun 2026, 15:38 UTC
- 1L. Mpasi-Nzau
- 2A. Wan-Bissaka
- 22C. Mbemba
- 4A. Tuanzebe
- 3S. Kapuadi
- 26A. Masuaku
- 6N. Mukau
- 8S. Moutoussamy
- 25E. Kayembe
- 20Y. Wissa
- 17C. Bakambu
Analysis based on public data and market signals. For analysis only — not betting advice.
Data: Sportmonks / API-Football · pksport.net