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Portugal v DR Congo: World Cup 2026 – live

The Guardian Sport Wednesday 17 June 2026, 15:00 UTC By Daniel Harris 1 min read
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⚽️ Kick-off: 12pm local time/1pm EDT/6pm BST/3am AET⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail DanielRui Patricio; Cédric, Fonte, Pepe, Guerreiro; Carvalho; Sanches, Silva, João Mário; Nani, Ronaldo: names branded on to the soul of all Portuguese football fans.

⚽️ Kick-off: 12pm local time/1pm EDT/6pm BST/3am AET
⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Daniel

Rui Patricio; Cédric, Fonte, Pepe, Guerreiro; Carvalho; Sanches, Silva, João Mário; Nani, Ronaldo: names branded on to the soul of all Portuguese football fans. And yet the team which won the 2016 Euros, a first international title after a long wait and much pain, is so inferior to the one that’s since failed even to get close, it’s almost silly.

Football, though, is an art not a science, the job of balancing a team needing feel as much as calculation – feel which eluded Fernando Santos and, so far, has eluded Roberto Martínez too.

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Portugal (LOCATION) World Cup 2026 (EVENT) Patricio (PERSON) Cédric (LOCATION) Fonte (LOCATION) Pepe (PERSON) Guerreiro (PERSON) Carvalho (PERSON) Sanches (PERSON) Silva (PERSON) João Mário (PERSON) Nani (PERSON) Ronaldo (PERSON) Portuguese (ORG) Fernando Santos (PERSON)
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