Portugal
1–1
Congo DR
Portugal were held to a 1-1 draw by tournament returnees DR Congo at NRG Stadium in their Group K opener. João Neves headed Portugal ahead in the 6th minute from a cross. DR Congo equalised through Yoane Wissa deep in first-half stoppage time (45+5') from a wide delivery. Portugal dominated possession (80%) and registered 27 final-third entries but struggled to break down DR Congo's compact block. A historic point for DR Congo on their first World Cup since 1974. None of our four AI models called it correctly: Claude (Portugal to win), ChatGPT (over 2.5 goals), Gemini (Portugal over 1.5) and DeepSeek (Portugal -1) all backed the favourites in a match DR Congo's disciplined defending turned into a stalemate. This is the third complete miss of the tournament for our AI panel, after Australia 2-0 Türkiye and Spain 0-0 Cape Verde Islands.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Colombia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 |  Portugal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 4 |
| 3 |  Congo DR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 0 |
DR Congo's defensive discipline and a likely cagey opener point to a low-scoring game Portugal must unlock patiently.
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