World Cup 2026Full time
Portugal
Congo DR| Model / version | Scoreline | Home / Draw / Away | Outcome | Exact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek | 3–0 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
| MiMo v2.5-ProXiaomi | 3–0 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
| Gemini 3.1 ProGoogle | 3–0 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
| Gemini 3.5 FlashGoogle | 3–0 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
| Gemma 4 31BGoogle | 3–0 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
| GLM-5.1Z.ai | 2–0 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
| Grok 4.3xAI | 3–0 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
| Kimi K2.6Moonshot | 2–0 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
| Mistral Large 3Mistral | 3–1 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
| Claude Opus 4.8Anthropic | 2–0 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
| GPT-5.5 HighOpenAI | 2–0 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
Outcome uses the highest probability. Exact uses the scoreline. Scoring rules
Portugal's world-class squad (Ronaldo, Fernandes, Silva, Leão, Dias) faces a Congo DR side playing its first World Cup match in 52 years, with pre-tournament preparations disrupted by an Ebola outbreak. The quality gap is enormous and Portugal's three straight friendly wins signal strong form.
Portugal are ranked 5th in the world with a star-studded squad featuring Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, Vitinha and Rafael Leão; they won all three pre-tournament friendlies. Congo DR are World Cup debutants (first appearance since 1974 as Zaire), managed by Desabre but significantly outmatched in quality, with only a goalless draw vs Denmark and a 2-1 loss to Chile in warm-ups.
Portugal boast a fully fit squad with no injury concerns and possess vastly superior quality across the pitch, making them heavy favorites against a Congo DR side making their first World Cup appearance in 52 years.
Portugal is vastly superior in quality and depth. Despite Ruben Dias missing the opener, their attacking options and experience should comfortably overwhelm Congo DR.
Portugal's star-studded lineup featuring Ronaldo, Fernandes, Vitinha, Leão, and Bernardo Silva is a class above a Congo DR side making their first World Cup appearance in 52 years and missing defender Rocky Bushiri to an Achilles injury; Portugal won three straight pre-tournament friendlies and should control this comfortably.
Portugal boast far superior squad depth and attacking quality with no major injuries; DR Congo are outclassed and unlikely to trouble them in this opener.
Portugal possess overwhelming attacking quality with Ronaldo, Fernandes, Bernardo Silva and Leao, and while losing Ruben Dias is a defensive blow, Congo DR lack the firepower to exploit it at NRG Stadium.
Portugal boasts a star-studded squad with depth in attack and midfield, minimal injury concerns, and a strong recent form. Congo DR, while competitive, lacks the firepower and experience to contain Portugal's offensive prowess, especially with Ronaldo leading the line.
Portugal field a world-class attack (Ronaldo, Leao, Fernandes, Vitinha) and despite Ruben Dias being rested with a minor knock, they have ample depth to overcome a Congo DR side making its World Cup debut.
Portugal have far greater depth and chance creation through Bruno Fernandes, Vitinha, Bernardo Silva and Rafael Leao, while Congo DR appear fully fit but are likely to spend long spells defending. Even with some mixed reports around Ruben Dias' fitness, Portugal should have enough control and attacking quality to open Group K with a win.
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