{"id":4933,"date":"2026-06-17T07:31:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=4933"},"modified":"2026-06-17T07:31:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:31:56","slug":"portugal-vs-dr-congo-prediction-odds-picks-for-world-cup-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=4933","title":{"rendered":"Portugal vs. DR Congo Prediction, Odds, Picks For World Cup Match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            POPULAR SEARCHES\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            BROWSE BY\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Portugal and DR Congo will open their 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament in a Group K clash on June 17, 2026, at Houston Stadium on FOX. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>These two nations will meet on the global stage for the first time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Over the past two decades, Portugal has consistently been among Europe\u2019s top international teams, highlighted by its victory at the 2016 European Championship and UEFA Nations League titles in 2019 and 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>They have also advanced beyond the group stage in four of the last five World Cups, including a run to the quarterfinals in 2022 where they ultimately fell to Morocco.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Heading into 2026, Portugal boasts one of the most well-rounded squads in the tournament, blending experienced leaders with a new wave of talent playing for elite clubs across Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>With that depth and pedigree, the expectations remain high as they look to make another serious push on the world stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Portugal qualified for the World Cup by winning UEFA Group F. They clinched the top spot in emphatic fashion, capping off their qualifying campaign with a dominant 9-1 win over Armenia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>The Sele\u00e7\u00e3o come into the tournament off three consecutive friendly wins over the USA, Chile and Nigeria by a combined score of 6-2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>On the other hand, DR Congo returns to the World Cup for the first time since 1974.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>DR Congo qualified for the World Cup by first winning the CAF second-round playoff mini-tournament among Africa&#8217;s best runners-up to reach the global stage. They then secured their spot by winning the FIFA Intercontinental playoff final with a 1-0 victory over Jamaica in extra time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>The Leopards come into the tournament off a 2-1 loss to Chile on June 6.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Cristiano Ronaldo is -135 to score in Portugal&#8217;s opening match against DR Congo (Photo by Carlos Rodrigues\/Getty Images).<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Let\u2019s check out the odds for the Portugal vs. Congo DR Group K matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook as of June 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><i>This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about <\/i><i><u>Sports Betting on FOX Sports<\/u><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>From FOX Sports Wagering Analyst, Chris \u2018The Bear\u2019 Fallica:<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Let&#8217;s take a look at some other bets for the match.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POPULAR SEARCHES BROWSE BY Portugal and DR Congo will open their 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament in a Group K clash on June 17, 2026, at Houston Stadium on FOX. \u00a0 These two nations will meet on the global stage for the first time. Over the past two decades, Portugal has consistently been among Europe\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":4932,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}