Low-Block Fortress
Congo DR
Congo DR handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 10 shots blocked or saved on 36.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 36.0%
- Shots blocked
- 2
- Saves
- 8
- Conceded
- 1
World Cup · Group Stage · 2
Colombia
D. Munoz 76'
1 – 0
FT
HT 0–0
Congo DR
World Cup
Group Stage · 2Colombia1–0Congo DR
0.98
Expected goals
0.37
76′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: COL 0.98, CD 0.37.
Match report
Colombia 1-0 Congo DR
Colombia edged out Congo DR 1-0 at Estadio Akron in World Cup. Munoz opened the scoring for Colombia on 76'.
Expected goals finished Colombia 0.98, Congo DR 0.37. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Colombia held 64.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Congo DR graded out for low-block fortress — 36.0% possession and 2 shots blocked. Colombia graded out for passive possession — 64.0% possession and 0.98 expected goals.
Daniel Muñoz came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 7.9 for Colombia from 1 goal, 2 shots and 2 tackles.
It was a niggly afternoon: 28 fouls between them and 3 yellow cards, with Congo DR conceding the most free-kicks (16).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
64%Possession36%
20Shots7
0.98xG0.37
What the numbers say
3 readsPassive Possession
Colombia
Colombia controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 64.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.98
- On target
- 9
- xG per 100 passes
- 0.18
Busy Goalkeeper
Congo DR
Congo DR leaned on their goalkeeper, who made 8 saves.
- Saves
- 8
- Faced xG
- 0.98
- Conceded
- 1
Timeline
🔄46'
N. Sadiki ↑ N. Mukau ↓
Jhon Lucumí
Foul
🟨56'
🔄57'
S. Banza ↑ C. Bakambu ↓
J. Cordoba ↑ L. Suarez ↓
🔄58'
J. Quintero ↑ J. Rodriguez ↓
🔄58'
🔄72'
J. Kayembe ↑ A. Masuaku ↓
🔄72'
C. Pickel ↑ E. Kayembe ↓
D. Munoz — assist: J. Quintero
⚽76'
R. Rios ↑ J. Arias ↓
🔄77'
🔄82'
N. Mbuku ↑ S. Moutoussamy ↓
🟨90+3'
Charles Pickel
Argument
Jefferson Lerma
Foul
🟨90+4'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueEstadio Akron, Zapopan
RefereeMaurizio Mariani, Italy
CompetitionWorld Cup
Season2026
RoundGroup Stage · 2
StatusMatch Finished