00:00In 132 days, Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the oldest out, the oldest in the squad, Cedric Bacambu.
00:06He needs two more goals to become his country's record score.
00:14And off we go in Houston.
00:17Portugal, all in red, kicking from left to right in this opening half.
00:26Mendes, Neto making the run down the line.
00:31Well, Neto's got it back. Mendes.
00:36Neto.
00:37Great hitter, and in!
00:44Shroud!
00:45From his teammates and the fans in here.
00:48Well, when you're going to park it deep tonight, you want to get the game's first goal,
00:51and certainly the delivery here is exquisite from Neto.
00:56Completely unmarked, gets in front of a tiffin.
01:00It's a dangerous cross, and Cancelo had to deal with it.
01:03It's better with Wisser once more.
01:05Has a punt!
01:06Wasn't too far away either.
01:09They possibly can tonight in the final third here.
01:12This is pulled wide, but that's very positive to get their playmaker on the ball here.
01:18He can do some pretty magical things when it comes to chance creation in combination with Cedric Bacambu.
01:24And Vitinha is amazing.
01:26They show up in lots of different areas, lots of different places throughout the game.
01:32Makes it very hard to track them with their movement and mobility.
01:42He's clearly saying here it's one foul.
01:45Teammate Bernardo Silva goes in the ball.
01:50It is a good foul.
01:52It is a straight leg, and that's what brings the yellow out.
01:55Walks out to the left for Nuno Mendes.
02:00Fernandez.
02:02Scooped over the top, Mendes, who continued the run.
02:04A lovely first touch, he's thrown.
02:07And it's battered away by Empresi.
02:09Now Bruno Fernandes.
02:13Right across the face of goal, and Bernardo Silva on the stretch.
02:18Couldn't quite reach it.
02:20They were defensively compact in qualifying.
02:24PR Congo conceding just six goals along the way.
02:27But here come Portugal, and that is a vital interception from Mbemba.
02:33Neto looking to square for Ronaldo.
02:38Cancelo, wicked ball.
02:41What a pace on that.
02:42Boy, Ronaldo made a great run.
02:44You watch him just walking around the penalty area, observing things.
02:48He sees it get wide, and Bernardo was on.
02:52Challenge last night, which has been quite a topic of discussion.
02:58Bernardo Silva just went down here.
03:04Neto holding his throat.
03:07The yellow card is out, as you can see.
03:11My apologies.
03:13Differently carrying a yellow.
03:15Mendes with a free kick, and Benber is the one to clear it.
03:17Lovely take on the turn there.
03:20Whistle from distance.
03:23Pitinha.
03:26It's a nice ball.
03:28A nice take from Bernardo Silva.
03:30And Masuaku gets in there.
03:32A combo.
03:33Possibilities here, but they've got to move the ball quickly.
03:37Masuaku.
03:38Whistle's made his move into the box.
03:40This is Mutasami.
03:41Took it first time.
03:43It's a corner.
03:45Delivered something good.
03:46Okay, so they go 2v1 here.
03:49Mukau.
03:53That's interesting.
03:54Whistle!
04:02They play a short one here instead of the delivery.
04:05And so the ball moves.
04:06That means the defense has to move in relation to it.
04:09He's unmarked.
04:10It's a great snap header.
04:11Look at this flow down here.
04:13He gets up.
04:14Times it perfect.
04:16And just look at the scenes in the stands from the Congolese.
04:20And look at dismay from Cristiano Ronaldo.
04:23But it's game on right now in Houston.
04:25Make no mistake about that.
04:28Half-time.
04:30Portugal won.
04:31Dior Kongo won.
04:34Ronaldo a little over keen to...
04:38At this second half underway.
04:39But we are good to go.
04:43Dior Kongo dressed all in blue.
04:45Kicking from left to right in this second half.
04:49Whistle coming short for him.
04:57Bucau.
04:58Nicely done.
05:00Wan-Bissaka.
05:02And his touch.
05:04Was the last one.
05:06Goal pick Portugal.
05:16Lovely delivery.
05:19There's some contact at the back post.
05:21That's what the fans are shouting about.
05:23Because getting in there and ghosting into that back stick.
05:26To your point, he's a live wire.
05:28He's already making things happen.
05:29He's gotten to the back post here on this delivery.
05:32Takes a little contact.
05:34It's not enough.
05:36But he gets himself in a good position.
05:40And that energy is what...
05:43Wan-Bissaka of West Ham,
05:44who will also be that England's second tier next season,
05:48following relegation from the Premier League.
05:51Bucumbu.
05:52Oh.
05:52Costa with the save.
05:55Flag is up now.
05:57But Costa...
05:57Does not have much of a shooting angle here.
06:01Slightly offside.
06:04Yeah.
06:06Cancelo.
06:11Fernandes.
06:14Great ball in.
06:17The flag is up.
06:19The flag is up.
06:21It will not count.
06:24Joao Cancelo.
06:26With the acrobatics.
06:29It would have been a peach.
06:34Not sure.
06:36Who's offside here?
06:39Well...
06:40Lukao.
06:44Oh, good ball inside.
06:46Not a great first touch, though,
06:47from Chiembe.
06:48Bucumbu slaps the post.
06:52I think the referee has brought up for a foul just prior.
06:57Again, nervy moments here
06:59for Portugal,
07:00who are sloppy in front of their own goal here.
07:04And it's leading to chances.
07:05Bruno got nudged off this one in a big way.
07:12And get back from Fernandes.
07:21That's how he...
07:23Has he caught?
07:24The referee no more than a few yards away.
07:27The Portuguese bench up in arms.
07:31Now the referee has to intervene.
07:35It's going to be a bit of a battle down there.
07:39And Tempest just beginning to fray a little.
07:44These players need to back off this referee.
07:46You saw the fourth official come
07:48with that stamp between the bench.
07:51Well, this was the one they were upset about,
07:53the Portuguese.
07:54Yep.
08:19Again, they break him down beautifully here.
08:22Here comes central, first-time ball.
08:24It's threaded through the eye of a needle.
08:29Fernandes.
08:31Conce Sao has made a real difference
08:33in this second period
08:34to Portugal's attacking play.
08:36And he's taken out by Capuade.
08:42Bruno Fernandes, who you mentioned,
08:43I don't think has had the impact on the game today
08:46that Roberto Martinez would have wanted.
08:49That said, it only takes one.
08:55Now Cancelo.
08:58Enfasi drops on it.
09:01Ronaldo ghosting into the back post.
09:03If that's not clean handling,
09:05you're in trouble.
09:07Oh, Wessel leading the surge,
09:09going the other way.
09:10There's a card shown to Nelson Semedo.
09:17Great challenge going in there from the member.
09:21Siddiqui, rather.
09:23There's Twan Sebi.
09:27Bruno Fernandes taking matters into his own hands.
09:32And it didn't cause Enfasi a problem.
09:36I had mentioned a couple.
09:39The feeling they're going to really pour it on
09:41in the closing stages here, Portugal.
09:44And Dior Kongo hold on and see it through.
09:48Ronaldo can't get a real good looking goal.
09:51Hang on.
09:52Charles Pickle down there,
09:54getting involved with one of the
09:57Portuguese substitutes.
09:59It's fizzled out rather quickly.
10:00Johan Wessel,
10:01blocked off by Arugio.
10:04It's yellow.
10:08Ring defender,
10:09but you can see quite clearly that...
10:11Yeah, that's a fresh Conceição.
10:13I think he's the only one
10:14who probably could have caught him
10:15on Portugal right now.
10:21Those two not exactly seeing eye to eye either.
10:25And that is it.
10:28It ends in a draw here.
10:31But what a point it is
10:33for Dior Kongo.
10:35Their first goal and first point
10:37at a FIFA World Cup.
10:41A frustrating start
10:42for Roberto Martinez,
10:45Cristiano Ronaldo
10:46and for Portugal
10:47who started in the best possible fashion
10:51when João Neves put them in front
10:53early on.
10:55But Johan Wessel
10:56in first half stoppage time
10:58levelled matters
10:59and it represents
11:01an excellent
11:03hard-earned point
11:05for Dior Kongo.
11:07Full-time in Houston.
11:08Portugal won.
11:10Dior Kongo won.
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