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Portugal
1 0
Congo DR
38'
HT 1-0
J. Neves 6'
Venue: NRG Stadium

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Match Started
J. Neves 6'

Goal (Assist: P. Neto)

Turning point Momentum boost
B. Silva 13'

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Notable Disciplinary setback
C. Mbemba 32'

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Notable Disciplinary setback

Portugal 4-2-3-1 Roberto Martinez

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

Starters

  • Diogo Costa1 Diogo Costa
  • Nuno Mendes25 Nuno Mendes
  • Renato Veiga13 Renato Veiga
  • Tomás Araújo4 Tomás Araújo
  • João Cancelo20 João Cancelo
  • Vitinha23 Vitinha
  • João Neves15 João Neves
  • Pedro Neto18 Pedro Neto
  • Bruno Fernandes8 Bruno Fernandes
  • Bernardo Silva10 Bernardo Silva
  • Cristiano Ronaldo7 Cristiano Ronaldo

Substitutes

  • Nélson Semedo2 Nélson Semedo
  • Rúben Dias3 Rúben Dias
  • Diogo Dalot5 Diogo Dalot
  • Matheus Nunes6 Matheus Nunes
  • Gonçalo Ramos9 Gonçalo Ramos
  • João Félix11 João Félix
  • José Sá12 José Sá
  • Gonçalo Inácio14 Gonçalo Inácio
  • Francisco Trincão16 Francisco Trincão
  • Rafael Leão17 Rafael Leão
  • Gonçalo Guedes19 Gonçalo Guedes
  • Rúben Neves21 Rúben Neves
  • Rui Silva22 Rui Silva
  • Samú Costa24 Samú Costa
  • Francisco Conceição26 Francisco Conceição

Congo DR 5-3-2 Sebastien Desabre

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

Starters

  • Lionel Mpasi Nzau1 Lionel Mpasi Nzau
  • Arthur Masuaku26 Arthur Masuaku
  • Steve Kapuadi3 Steve Kapuadi
  • Axel Tuanzebe4 Axel Tuanzebe
  • Chancel Mbemba22 Chancel Mbemba
  • Aaron Wan-Bissaka2 Aaron Wan-Bissaka
  • Edo Kayembe25 Edo Kayembe
  • Samuel Moutoussamy8 Samuel Moutoussamy
  • Ngal'ayel Mukau6 Ngal'ayel Mukau
  • Cédric Bakambu17 Cédric Bakambu
  • Yoane Wissa20 Yoane Wissa

Substitutes

  • Dylan Batubinsika5 Dylan Batubinsika
  • Nathanaël Mbuku7 Nathanaël Mbuku
  • Brian Cipenga9 Brian Cipenga
  • Théo Bongonda10 Théo Bongonda
  • Gaël Kakuta11 Gaël Kakuta
  • Joris Kayembe12 Joris Kayembe
  • Meschak Elia13 Meschak Elia
  • Noah Sadiki14 Noah Sadiki
  • Aaron Tshibola15 Aaron Tshibola
  • Timothy Fayulu16 Timothy Fayulu
  • Charles Pickel18 Charles Pickel
  • Fiston Mayele19 Fiston Mayele
  • Matthieu Epolo21 Matthieu Epolo
  • Simon Banza23 Simon Banza
  • Gedeon Kalulu24 Gedeon Kalulu

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Momentum & pressure

Portugal are applying more pressure
59% 41%

Derived from possession, expected goals, shots, shots inside the box, and corners. It is an indicator, not an official match statistic.

Portugal Congo DR
  • 1 Shots on Goal 1
  • 1 Shots off Goal 1
  • 1 Total Shots 3
  • 0 Blocked Shots 1
  • 1 Shots insidebox 0
  • 0 Shots outsidebox 3
  • 2 Fouls 2
  • 1 Corner Kicks 1
  • 1 Offsides 1
  • 80% Ball Possession 20%
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Red Cards 0
  • 1 Goalkeeper Saves 0
  • 328 Total passes 82
  • 310 Passes accurate 68
  • 95% Passes % 83%
  • 0.05 expected_goals 0.07
  • -0.47 goals_prevented -0.47

Head-to-Head Stats

Portugal Wins 0
Draws 0
Congo DR Wins 0

League Standings

# Team MP W D L GD Pts
1 Mexico 1 1 0 0 2 3
2 South Korea 1 1 0 0 1 3
3 Czechia 1 0 0 1 -1 0
4 South Africa 1 0 0 1 -2 0
1 Switzerland 1 0 1 0 0 1
2 Canada 1 0 1 0 0 1
3 Qatar 1 0 1 0 0 1
4 Bosnia & Herzegovina 1 0 1 0 0 1
1 Scotland 1 1 0 0 1 3
2 Morocco 1 0 1 0 0 1
3 Brazil 1 0 1 0 0 1
4 Haiti 1 0 0 1 -1 0
1 USA 1 1 0 0 3 3
2 Australia 1 1 0 0 2 3
3 Türkiye 1 0 0 1 -2 0
4 Paraguay 1 0 0 1 -3 0
1 Germany 1 1 0 0 6 3
2 Ivory Coast 1 1 0 0 1 3
3 Ecuador 1 0 0 1 -1 0
4 Curaçao 1 0 0 1 -6 0
1 Sweden 1 1 0 0 4 3
2 Japan 1 0 1 0 0 1
3 Netherlands 1 0 1 0 0 1
4 Tunisia 1 0 0 1 -4 0
1 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 0 1
2 Iran 1 0 1 0 0 1
3 Belgium 1 0 1 0 0 1
4 Egypt 1 0 1 0 0 1
1 Uruguay 1 0 1 0 0 1
2 Saudi Arabia 1 0 1 0 0 1
3 Spain 1 0 1 0 0 1
4 Cape Verde Islands 1 0 1 0 0 1
1 Norway 1 1 0 0 3 3
2 France 1 1 0 0 2 3
3 Senegal 1 0 0 1 -2 0
4 Iraq 1 0 0 1 -3 0
1 Argentina 1 1 0 0 3 3
2 Austria 1 1 0 0 2 3
3 Jordan 1 0 0 1 -2 0
4 Algeria 1 0 0 1 -3 0
1 Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Congo DR 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 England 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Netherlands 1 0 1 0 0 1
2 Brazil 1 0 1 0 0 1
3 Belgium 1 0 1 0 0 1
4 Qatar 1 0 1 0 0 1
5 Spain 1 0 1 0 0 1
6 Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Czechia 1 0 0 1 -1 0
9 Ecuador 1 0 0 1 -1 0
10 Senegal 1 0 0 1 -2 0
11 Jordan 1 0 0 1 -2 0
12 Türkiye 1 0 0 1 -2 0

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