World Cup | Group Stage Matchday 1 | 2026-06-18 02:00 JST
Match summary Portugal and Congo DR met in the World Cup Group Stage Matchday 1 on June 18. Neither side could separate themselves, finishing 1-1. It was 1-1 at half-time and 0-0 in the second half, and neither side could pull ahead.
Possession: Portugal 75%, Congo DR 25%. Shots: Portugal 7, Congo DR 8. Yellow cards: Portugal 3, Congo DR 1.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Costa 25 Mendes 13 Veiga 4 Araújo 20 Canc elo 23 Vitinha 15 Neves 18 Neto 8 Fernand 10 Silva 7 Ronaldo
5-3-2 1 Mpasi-N 26 Masu aku 3 Kapu adi 4 Tuan zeb 22 Mbe mba 2 Wan- Bis 25 Kayembe 8 Moutous 6 Mukau 17 Bakambu 20 Wissa
0.65 Expected goals (xG) 0.87
-0.47 Goals prevented (xG) -0.47
View as table Portugal Stat Congo DR 4-2-3-1 Formation 5-3-2 75% Possession 25% 0.65 Expected goals (xG) 0.87 7 Shots 8 1 Shots on target 2 4 Shots off target 3 2 Blocked shots 3 5 Shots inside the box 2 2 Shots outside the box 6 5 Corner kicks 4 3 Offsides 2 9 Fouls 10 783 Passes 249 724 Accurate passes 195 92% Pass accuracy 78% 1 Goalkeeper saves 0 -0.47 Goals prevented (xG) -0.47 3 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim, Qatar
Player stats Portugal Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Diogo Costa 0 24(83%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 DF João Cancelo 0 2(67%) 2 53(83%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.2 90 1 12(5) DF Tiago Araújo 0 1 98(94%) 0 1 0 1 6.9 90 1 1 3(1) DF Renato Veiga 0 2 88(97%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.2 90 8(4) DF Nuno Mendes 0 1(50%) 1 62(90%) 0 0 0 3 6.3 72 13(6) MF João Neves 1 1 1 1 87(98%) 0 0 0 1 8 90 1 1 4(3) MF Vitinha 0 1(100%) 1 121(95%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 83 4(1) MF Bernardo Silva 0 1 17(94%) 0 1 0 1 6.3 45 5(1) MF Bruno Fernandes 1 0 3 67(88%) 0 0 0 1 2 7.9 90 1 10(7) MF Pedro Neto 0 1 39(95%) 1 0 0 1 7.2 71 1 4(2) FW Cristiano Ronaldo 3 0 19(90%) 0 0 0 6.2 90 3(2) FW Francisco Conceição 0 1 25(93%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 45 2 5(1) FW Rafael Leão 0 9(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 19 1 2(None) DF Nélson Semedo 0 1(100%) 13(87%) 0 1 0 1 6.7 18 3(1) FW Gonçalo Ramos 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 12 GK José Sá 0 0 0 0 GK Rui Silva 0 0 0 0 DF Rúben Dias 0 0 0 0 DF Diogo Dalot 0 0 0 0 DF Gonçalo Inácio 0 0 0 0 MF Matheus Nunes 0 0 0 0 MF Samú Costa 0 0 0 0 MF Rúben Neves 0 0 0 0 FW Francisco Trincão 0 0 0 0 FW Gonçalo Guedes 0 0 0 0 FW João Félix 0 0 0 0
Congo DR Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Lionel Mpasi Nzau 0 9(36%) 0 0 0 6 90 DF A. Wan-Bissaka 0 1(33%) 2 17(89%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 85 1 8(4) DF Chancel Mbemba 0 2 1 22(73%) 0 1 0 1 6.3 90 1 1 4(2) DF A. Tuanzebe 0 1 13(76%) 0 0 0 6.5 90 1 4(1) DF Steve Kapuadi 1 0 1 18(86%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 1 2(2) DF Arthur Masuaku 0 1(33%) 1 13(81%) 1 0 0 1 7 74 2 6(3) MF N. Mukau 0 1(100%) 18(86%) 0 0 0 6.3 57 2 4(1) MF Samuel Moutoussamy 0 1(100%) 2 21(84%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.3 90 9(4) MF E. Kayembe 1 1 0 2(100%) 2 15(83%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.6 74 1 9(7) FW Y. Wissa 2 1 1 1 16(89%) 0 0 0 3 3 7.2 90 11(4) FW Cédric Bakambu 1 0 2(100%) 10(91%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.9 85 1 9(6) MF N. Sadiki 0 2 7(100%) 0 0 0 6.9 33 1 3(2) DF Joris Kayembe 0 2 1 3(60%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 16 3(3) MF Charles Pickel 0 8(89%) 0 0 0 6.7 16 DF Gedeon Kalulu 0 1 4(67%) 0 0 0 6.9 10 2(2) FW Simon Banza 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 10 2(1) GK Timothy Fayulu 0 0 0 0 GK Matthieu Epolo 0 0 0 0 DF Dylan Batubinsika 0 0 0 0 FW N. Mbuku 0 0 0 0 MF Théo Bongonda 0 0 0 0 MF Aaron Tshibola 0 0 0 0 FW B. Cipenga 0 0 0 0 MF Gaël Kakuta 0 0 0 0 FW Meschak Elia 0 0 0 0 FW Fiston Mayele 0 0 0 0
Lineups Portugal Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Diogo Costa Starter DF 20 João Cancelo Starter DF 4 Tiago Araújo Starter DF 13 Renato Veiga Starter DF 25 Nuno Mendes Starter MF 15 João Neves Starter MF 23 Vitinha Starter MF 10 Bernardo Silva Starter MF 8 Bruno Fernandes Starter MF 18 Pedro Neto Starter FW 7 C. Ronaldo Bench DF 2 Nélson Semedo Bench FW 9 Gonçalo Ramos Bench FW 17 Rafael Leão Bench FW 26 Francisco Conceição
Show unused substitutes (11) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 José Sá Bench GK 22 Rui Silva Bench FW 19 Gonçalo Guedes Bench DF 3 Rúben Dias Bench DF 5 Diogo Dalot Bench DF 14 Gonçalo Inácio Bench MF 24 Samu Costa Bench MF 6 Matheus Nunes Bench MF 21 R. Neves Bench FW 11 Joao Felix Bench FW 16 Trincao
Congo DR Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 L. Mpasi-Nzau Starter DF 2 A. Wan-Bissaka Starter DF 22 C. Mbemba Starter DF 4 A. Tuanzebe Starter DF 3 S. Kapuadi Starter DF 26 A. Masuaku Starter MF 6 N. Mukau Starter MF 8 S. Moutoussamy Starter MF 25 E. Kayembe Starter FW 20 Y. Wissa Starter FW 17 C. Bakambu Bench DF 12 J. Kayembe Bench MF 18 C. Pickel Bench DF 24 G. Kalulu Bench FW 23 S. Banza Bench MF 14 N. Sadiki
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 21 M. Epolo Bench GK 16 T. Fayulu Bench FW 7 N. Mbuku Bench FW 9 B. Cipenga Bench FW 19 F. Mayele Bench MF 11 G. Kakuta Bench DF 5 D. Batubinsika Bench MF 10 T. Bongonda Bench MF 15 A. Tshibola Bench FW 13 M. Elia
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 6' Portugal ⚽ Goal João Neves 1-0 1H 13' Portugal 🟨 Yellow card Bernardo Silva 1H 32' Congo DR 🟨 Yellow card Chancel Mbemba 1H 45' Congo DR ⚽ Goal Y. Wissa 1-1 2H 1' Portugal 🔄 Substitution OUT Bernardo Silva → IN Francisco Conceição 2H 12' Congo DR 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Mukau → IN N. Sadiki 2H 26' Portugal 🔄 Substitution OUT Pedro Neto → IN Rafael Leão 2H 27' Portugal 🔄 Substitution OUT Nuno Mendes → IN Nélson Semedo 2H 29' Congo DR 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Masuaku → IN J. Kayembe 2H 29' Congo DR 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Kayembe → IN C. Pickel 2H 38' Portugal 🔄 Substitution OUT Vitinha → IN Gonçalo Ramos 2H 40' Congo DR 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Wan-Bissaka → IN G. Kalulu 2H 40' Congo DR 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Bakambu → IN S. Banza 2H 43' Portugal 🟨 Yellow card Nélson Semedo 2H 45+2' Portugal 🟨 Yellow card Tiago Araújo
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