PortugalAttacking momentumD.R. Congo
Match predictionOur tip: 2-1
Portugal vs DR Congo Prediction: World Cup 2026 Group K Opener
Portugal open their World Cup campaign on 17 June 2026 against DR Congo at NRG Stadium in Houston, the group K opener pairing one of the tournament's heaviest favourites with a side making their first appearance at the finals since…
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- Week 1 of the 2026 World Cup sees Portugal and Congo DR collide on 2026-06-17 at 18:00 GMT.
- In their last 8 matches, Referee A. Al Jassim averaged 4-5 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 31 fouls.
- With the data available to us, Roberto Martínez and S. Desabre have not met as managers before.
- Both teams have no missing players.
- Our forecast has Portugal in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Congo DR set to counter in 4-1-4-1.
- Last time out, Diogo Jota registered the best mark for Portugal - 6.6 - and M. Ntambwe did likewise for Congo DR with an 7.3 score.
- Conflicting outcomes: Portugal triumphed 2-1 over Nigeria, while Congo DR went down 1-2 to Chile.
- Portugal (4-1-0) and Congo DR (3-1-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
- With the data available to us, there is no record of a previous encounter between Portugal and Congo DR.
- The two most popular scorelines among our users are 2-0 (picked by 16.3%) and 3-0 (picked by 13%).
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Portugal is going head to head with D.R. Congo on 17/6/2026 17:00 GMT for the WorldCup World Cup. Our users most predicted score for this game is 2 - 1. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Portugal v D.R. Congo H2H statistics!