PortugalPortugal vs DR Congo — World Cup
1-1
DR CongoNRG Stadium, Houston
Going into the match, Portugal had won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 2.0 goals a game; DR Congo had won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 in 10, scoring 2.0.
Match report
Home form going in: Portugal
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 (L W L W W). 2.0 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 1-0 at Morocco · 10 Dec 2022
- W 6-1 vs Switzerland · 6 Dec 2022
- L 2-1 at South Korea · 2 Dec 2022
- W 2-0 vs Uruguay · 28 Nov 2022
- W 3-2 vs Ghana · 24 Nov 2022
- L 2-1 at Uruguay · 30 Jun 2018
Away form going in: DR Congo
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 (W W D L W). 2.0 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 90% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- W 3-1 vs Guinea · 12 Nov 2017
- W 1-2 at Libya · 8 Oct 2017
- D 2-2 vs Tunisia · 6 Sept 2017
- L 2-1 at Tunisia · 2 Sept 2017
- W 1-2 at Guinea · 14 Nov 2016
- W 4-0 vs Libya · 9 Oct 2016
How it unfolded
- 6' Normal Goal — J. Neves (Portugal)
- 45' Normal Goal — Y. Wissa (Congo DR)
Match statistics
| Portugal | Metric | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 75 | Ball possession | 25 |
| 0.65 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.87 |
| 7 | Total shots | 8 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 5 | Attempts inside box | 2 |
| 2 | Attempts outside box | 6 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 783 | Total passes | 249 |
| 724 | Accurate passes | 195 |
| 92 | Pass accuracy | 78 |
| 7 | Key passes | 7 |
| 76 | Duels | 76 |
World Cup table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |