Portugal
- Neves6'
Full Time
DR Congo
- Wissa45+5'
The Players to Watch
Confirmed starting elevens, bench, and substitutions for both sides. Coach and captain detail come from each team's full squad page.
Portugal
4-2-3-1 · Starting XI
Roberto Martinez
Cristiano Ronaldo
Starting XI · 4-2-3-1
- 1Diogo Costa
Porto
- 4Tomas Araujo
- 13Renato Veiga
Villarreal
- 20JoĂŁo Cancelo
- 25Nuno Mendes
Paris Saint-Germain
- 8Bruno Fernandes
Manchester United
- 10Bernardo Silva
Manchester City
- 15Joao Neves
Paris Saint-Germain
- 23Vitinha
Paris Saint-Germain
- 7Cristiano RonaldoC
Al-Nassr
- 18Pedro Neto
Chelsea
Substitutions
- 46'
↑Francisco Conceição
↓Bernardo Silva
- 72'
↑Rafael Leão
↓Pedro Neto
- 72'
↑Nélson Semedo
↓Nuno Mendes
- 83'
↑Gonçalo Ramos
↓Vitinha
Bench15
- 12José Sá
- 22Rui Silva
- 2NĂ©lson Semedo
- 3RĂşben Dias
- 5Diogo Dalot
- 6Matheus Nunes
- 14Gonçalo Inácio
- 19Gonçalo Guedes
- 21RĂşben Neves
- 24Samuel Almeida Costa
- 9Gonçalo Ramos
- 11JoĂŁo FĂ©lix
- 16TrincĂŁo
- 17Rafael LeĂŁo
- 26Francisco Conceição
DR Congo
5-3-2 · Starting XI
Sebastien Desabre
Chancel Mbemba
Starting XI · 5-3-2
- 1Lionel Mpasi
Rodez
- 2Aaron Wan-Bissaka
- 3Steve Kapuadi
- 4Axel Tuanzebe
Burnley
- 22Chancel MbembaC
Lille
- 26Arthur Masuaku
Sunderland
- 6Ngal'ayel Mukau
- 8Samuel Moutoussamy
Nantes
- 25Edo Kayembe
Watford
- 17CĂ©dric Bakambu
- 20Yoane Wissa
Newcastle United
Substitutions
- 57'
↑Noah Sadiki
↓Ngal'ayel Mukau
- 74'
↑Charles Pickel
↓Edo Kayembe
- 74'
↑Joris Kayembe
↓Arthur Masuaku
- 85'
↑Gédéon Kalulu
↓Aaron Wan-Bissaka
- 85'
↑Simon Banza
↓Cédric Bakambu
Bench15
- 16Timothy Fayulu
- 21Matthieu Epolo
- 5Dylan Batubinsika
- 12Joris Kayembe
- 24Gédéon Kalulu
- 11Gaël Kakuta
- 14Noah Sadiki
- 15Aaron Tshibola
- 18Charles Pickel
- 7Nathanael Mbuku
- 9Brian Cipenga
- 10Theo Bongonda
- 13Meschack Elia
- 19Fiston Mayele
- 23Simon Banza
Goal Timeline
2 goals- 6'⚽1 - 0
Joao Neves
Assist: Pedro Neto
- 45+5'⚽1 - 1
Yoane Wissa
Assist: Arthur Masuaku
Bookings
4- 13'
Bernardo SilvaPortugal
- 32'
Chancel MbembaCongo DR
- 88'
NĂ©lson SemedoPortugal
- 90'
Tomas AraujoPortugal
Match Officials
- Centre RefereeAbdulrahman Al JassimQatar
- Assistant Referee 1Taleb Al MarriQatar
- Assistant Referee 2Saoud Al MaqalehQatar
Group Standings
Live points, goal difference, and the qualification cutoff line. The top 2 advance to the Round of 32; eight best third-place finishers across all 12 groups also progress.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇴Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | 🇵🇹PortugalIn match | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
| 3 | 🇨🇩DR CongoIn match | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
Where to Watch
Houston Stadium
(NRG Stadium)
Match #23 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 is played at Houston Stadium in Houston, Texas. Capacity 72,220 for the tournament.
Kick-Off in Your Time Zone
Six common time zones for international fans, plus your local time at the top.
- 🇺🇸ET (Eastern Time, USA)Your zone13:00 EDT
- 🇺🇸PT (Pacific Time, USA)10:00 PDT
- 🇬🇧UK (London)18:00 GMT+1
- 🇪🇸Spain (Madrid)19:00 GMT+2
- 🇧🇷Brazil (São Paulo)14:00 GMT-3
- 🇦🇷Argentina (Buenos Aires)14:00 GMT-3
- 🇯🇵Japan (Tokyo)02:00 GMT+9
- 🇦🇺Australia (Sydney)03:00 GMT+10
- 🇲🇦Morocco (Casablanca)18:00 GMT+1