{"id":15799,"date":"2026-06-18T11:43:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T06:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=15799"},"modified":"2026-06-18T11:43:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T06:13:54","slug":"portugal-vs-congo-dr-portugal-1-1-dr-congo-ronaldo-denied-dr-congos-historic-first-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/portugal-vs-congo-dr-portugal-1-1-dr-congo-ronaldo-denied-dr-congos-historic-first-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Portugal vs Congo DR : Portugal 1\u20131 DR Congo: Ronaldo Denied &#038; DR Congo\u2019s historic first point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eighty per cent possession. Disallowed goals. Ronaldo denied twice. Bruno Fernandes dragging a shot wide in stoppage time. Portugal had every statistical advantage in their Group K opener at the Houston Stadium, and they left with one point instead of three. DR Congo, by contrast, left with something far more significant than the result alone \u2014 their first-ever goal at a World Cup, and their first-ever tournament point. History was made in Texas.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/portugal-vs-congo-dr-portugal-1-1-dr-congo-ronaldo-denied-dr-congos-historic-first-point\/#Portugal_Strike_Early_6%E2%80%B2\" title=\"Portugal Strike Early (6&#8242;)\">Portugal Strike Early (6&#8242;)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/portugal-vs-congo-dr-portugal-1-1-dr-congo-ronaldo-denied-dr-congos-historic-first-point\/#DR_Congos_Historic_Equaliser_455%E2%80%B2\" title=\"DR Congo&#8217;s Historic Equaliser (45+5&#8242;)\">DR Congo&#8217;s Historic Equaliser (45+5&#8242;)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/portugal-vs-congo-dr-portugal-1-1-dr-congo-ronaldo-denied-dr-congos-historic-first-point\/#Second_Half_Portugals_Frustration_Mounts\" title=\"Second Half: Portugal&#8217;s Frustration Mounts\">Second Half: Portugal&#8217;s Frustration Mounts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/portugal-vs-congo-dr-portugal-1-1-dr-congo-ronaldo-denied-dr-congos-historic-first-point\/#What_This_Means\" title=\"What This Means\">What This Means<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/one-trophy-48-teams-billion-dreams-welcome-fifa-world-cup-2026\/\">FIFA<\/a> World Cup 2026\u2122 doing what it does best. No script. No certainties. A nation appearing after more than 50 years \u2014 the Democratic Republic of Congo \u2014 earning a point against one of Europe&#8217;s powerhouses on the grandest stage in football.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch every twist and turn of the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 live on ZEE5. Subscribe now \u2014 ZEE5 Quarterly Plan at \u20b9799 or Annual Plan at \u20b91,699 \u2014 and stream every match in India.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Portugal_Strike_Early_6%E2%80%B2\"><\/span><b>Portugal Strike Early (6&#8242;)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portugal set the tone within six minutes. Pedro Neto, sharp and direct on the left flank, found space to deliver a precise floating cross into the penalty area. Jo\u00e3o Neves arrived at the near post with perfect timing and glanced a clinical header past DR Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi. The ball nestled in the corner. The Houston Stadium erupted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was the kind of start Portugal would have scripted. With nearly 80% possession in the opening exchanges and DR Congo struggling to get out of their own half, a comfortable evening seemed to be the only plausible outcome. The Leopards, it appeared, had come to defend.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DR_Congos_Historic_Equaliser_455%E2%80%B2\"><\/span><b>DR Congo&#8217;s Historic Equaliser (45+5&#8242;)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They had come to do far more than that. Deep into first-half injury time \u2014 five minutes added, nearly all of them spent by Portugal probing without a second goal \u2014 DR Congo struck with devastating precision. Arthur Masuaku collected the ball on the left and curled a delivery into the box that was weighted to perfection. Yoane Wissa, arriving at the back post, needed only to guide a close-range header into the net. He did not miss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For DR Congo, the goal meant everything. Their first-ever strike at a FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122. Their first ever point. The travelling supporters at the Houston Stadium were in tears. Across Kinshasa, the reaction must have been extraordinary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portugal went in at halftime with a 1-1 draw, having been caught by a sucker punch in the dying seconds of the first half. The dressing room would not have been quiet.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Second_Half_Portugals_Frustration_Mounts\"><\/span><b>Second Half: Portugal&#8217;s Frustration Mounts<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portugal pushed immediately after the restart. Bruno Fernandes found Jo\u00e3o Cancelo in space inside the box, and Cancelo&#8217;s acrobatic overhead kick flew into the net \u2014 a spectacular goal. The stadium had barely finished roaring when the VAR flag intervened. Offside. The goal was disallowed, and Portugal&#8217;s chance to retake the lead vanished in an instant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then came the Ronaldo chapter. Playing in his sixth FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 \u2014 a record he shares with only a handful of players in history \u2014 Cristiano Ronaldo was a peripheral figure for long stretches. His two clearest openings arrived in the 68th and 74th minutes. Both times he was in positions he would usually convert. Both times, he could not. The 41-year-old forward, still carrying the weight of a nation&#8217;s expectations at an age when most players are long retired, could not find the finish that would have secured victory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the final seconds of stoppage time, Bruno Fernandes drove forward and hit a powerful shot that dragged just wide of Mpasi&#8217;s post. Portugal had done everything except score a second goal. DR Congo had done exactly enough.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_This_Means\"><\/span><b>What This Means<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Group K after matchday one: Portugal and DR Congo both on one point, Colombia and Uzbekistan yet to play their opener. Portugal&#8217;s failure to win will give their group rivals hope. DR Congo, buoyed by this result, face Colombia next \u2014 a match that, 24 hours ago, looked straightforward. It no longer does.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Ronaldo, the personal question will follow him through this tournament. His sixth World Cup, his last chance at the one prize that has eluded him. A draw against DR Congo was not the start he needed. But the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 has weeks left to run, and history has a way of saving its best moments for those who are patient enough to wait for them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow every match of Portugal&#8217;s FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 campaign \u2014 and all the drama from Group K \u2014 live on ZEE5 in India.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disclaimer: Subscription pack prices are subject to change from time to time. Please visit the subscription page for the most up-to-date pricing information.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eighty per cent possession. Disallowed goals. Ronaldo denied twice. 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