FIFA World Cup

Colombia vs Congo DR, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Colombia
  • 76': Daniel Muñoz
FT
1 - 0
Congo DR

    Muñoz scores winner as Colombia edge Congo DR to reach knockout stages

    Muñoz scored in the 76th minute after the Colombians had been held back by a strong performance from Congo DR goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Congo DR) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ngal'ayel Mukau.
    • 3': Offside, Colombia. Luis Díaz is caught offside.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Jhon Arias (Colombia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lionel Mpasi (Congo DR). Assisted by Johan Mojica.
    • 4': Daniel Muñoz (Colombia) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
    • 6': Foul by Cédric Bakambu (Congo DR).
    • 6': Jefferson Lerma (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Offside, Colombia. Daniel Muñoz is caught offside.
    • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Lionel Mpasi (Congo DR).
    • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 11': Attempt saved. James Rodríguez (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lionel Mpasi (Congo DR). Assisted by Luis Díaz.
    • 11': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Lionel Mpasi.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Jhon Lucumí (Colombia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
    • 13': Offside, Colombia. Luis Díaz is caught offside.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Johan Mojica (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lionel Mpasi (Congo DR). Assisted by James Rodríguez.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lionel Mpasi (Congo DR). Assisted by Jhon Arias.
    • 16': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Lionel Mpasi.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Gustavo Puerta (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Gustavo Puerta (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lionel Mpasi (Congo DR). Assisted by Jefferson Lerma.
    • 19': Arthur Masuaku (Congo DR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Colombia).
    • 21': Foul by Steve Kapuadi (Congo DR).
    • 21': Gustavo Puerta (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Davinson Sánchez.
    • 25': Edo Kayembe (Congo DR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Colombia).
    • 25': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Foul by Samuel Moutoussamy (Congo DR).
    • 28': Gustavo Puerta (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Rodríguez.
    • 31': Ngal'ayel Mukau (Congo DR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Gustavo Puerta (Colombia).
    • 35': Corner, Congo DR. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
    • 38': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Congo DR).
    • 38': James Rodríguez (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Davinson Sánchez (Colombia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lionel Mpasi (Congo DR). Assisted by James Rodríguez.
    • 39': Ngal'ayel Mukau (Congo DR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Colombia).
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Colombia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 41': Foul by Axel Tuanzebe (Congo DR).
    • 41': James Rodríguez (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Corner, Congo DR. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Cédric Bakambu (Congo DR) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Arthur Masuaku with a cross following a corner.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Colombia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Camilo Vargas.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Puerta (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
    • 45'+4': Handball by Yoane Wissa (Congo DR).
    • 45'+5': VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Colombia 0, Congo DR 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Congo DR. Noah Sadiki replaces Ngal'ayel Mukau.
    • 45': Second Half begins Colombia 0, Congo DR 0.
    • 49': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Arthur Masuaku.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Colombia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lionel Mpasi (Congo DR). Assisted by James Rodríguez with a cross.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Jhon Arias (Colombia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 52': Axel Tuanzebe (Congo DR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Luis Suárez (Colombia).
    • 53': Attempt missed. Samuel Moutoussamy (Congo DR) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yoane Wissa following a fast break.
    • 54': Foul by Axel Tuanzebe (Congo DR).
    • 54': Luis Suárez (Colombia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Chancel Mbemba (Congo DR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Luis Díaz (Colombia).
    • 56': Yoane Wissa (Congo DR) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Foul by Jhon Lucumí (Colombia).
    • 56': Jhon Lucumí (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Substitution, Congo DR. Simon Banza replaces Cédric Bakambu.
    • 58': Substitution, Colombia. Jhon Córdoba replaces Luis Suárez.
    • 58': Substitution, Colombia. Juan Fernando Quintero replaces James Rodríguez.
    • 61': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Congo DR).
    • 61': Jefferson Lerma (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Steve Kapuadi (Congo DR).
    • 62': Gustavo Puerta (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Offside, Colombia. Luis Díaz is caught offside.
    • 63': Foul by Samuel Moutoussamy (Congo DR).
    • 63': Jhon Córdoba (Colombia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Lionel Mpasi.
    • 66': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Congo DR).
    • 66': Johan Mojica (Colombia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Foul by Samuel Moutoussamy (Congo DR).
    • 67': Jhon Arias (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Substitution, Congo DR. Joris Kayembe replaces Arthur Masuaku.
    • 72': Substitution, Congo DR. Charles Pickel replaces Edo Kayembe.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Congo DR) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Banza.
    • 75': Offside, Colombia. Luis Díaz is caught offside.
    • 76': Goal! Colombia 1, Congo DR 0. Daniel Muñoz (Colombia) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juan Fernando Quintero.
    • 77': Substitution, Colombia. Richard Ríos replaces Jhon Arias.
    • 79': Chancel Mbemba (Congo DR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Luis Díaz (Colombia).
    • 80': Offside, Colombia. Luis Díaz is caught offside.
    • 82': Substitution, Congo DR. Nathanaël Mbuku replaces Samuel Moutoussamy.
    • 82': Foul by Simon Banza (Congo DR).
    • 82': Johan Mojica (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Offside, Colombia. Jhon Córdoba is caught offside.
    • 83': Foul by Charles Pickel (Congo DR).
    • 83': Gustavo Puerta (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Puerta (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Fernando Quintero.
    • 86': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Charles Pickel.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Gustavo Puerta (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Lionel Mpasi (Congo DR).
    • 86': Handball by Jhon Córdoba (Colombia).
    • 88': Charles Pickel (Congo DR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Luis Díaz (Colombia).
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Joris Kayembe (Congo DR) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steve Kapuadi.
    • 90': Nathanaël Mbuku (Congo DR) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Foul by Richard Ríos (Colombia).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Nathanaël Mbuku (Congo DR) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Camilo Vargas (Colombia). Assisted by Joris Kayembe.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Congo DR. Conceded by Camilo Vargas.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Charles Pickel (Congo DR) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathanaël Mbuku with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Congo DR. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Charles Pickel (Congo DR).
    • 90'+3': Davinson Sánchez (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Charles Pickel (Congo DR) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Nathanaël Mbuku (Congo DR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Colombia).
    • 90'+4': Jefferson Lerma (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Nathanaël Mbuku (Congo DR).
    • 90'+6': Richard Ríos (Colombia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Juan Fernando Quintero (Colombia) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Colombia 1, Congo DR 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Colombia 1, Congo DR 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/rdc.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originCOD COLhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/col.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    16 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 7
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    8 Saves 1
    36.5 Possession 63.5
    7 SHOTS 20
    1 ON GOAL 9
    0.1 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    226 Accurate Passes 473
    299 Passes 541
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    14 Crosses 12
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    48 Long Balls 66
    14 Accurate Long Balls 40
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    10 Effective Tackles 6
    15 Tackles 10
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 10
    19 Effective Clearances 18
    19 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup

    Venue: Estadio Akron
    Location: Guadalajara, Mexico
    Attendance: 45,358

    FIFA World Cup Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Colombia 3 +3 7
    2 Portugal 3 +5 5
    3 Congo DR 3 +1 4
    4 Uzbekistan 3 -9 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    COL Colombia (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    12 Camilo Vargas (GK)
    3 Jhon Lucumí Yellow Card
    23 Davinson Sánchez
    17 Johan Mojica
    2 Daniel Muñoz
    16 Jefferson Lerma Yellow Card
    11 Jhon Arias
    14 Gustavo Puerta
    25 Luis Suárez
    7 Luis Díaz
    10 James Rodríguez
    Colombia Substitutes:
    Deiver Machado, Jhon Córdoba, Yerry Mina, Kevin Castaño, Juan Portilla, Willer Ditta, Jorge Carrascal, Juan Fernando Quintero, Santiago Arias, Jáminton Campaz, Richard Ríos, David Ospina, Andrés Gómez, Álvaro Montero, Cucho Hernández.

    COD Congo DR (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Lionel Mpasi (GK)
    4 Axel Tuanzebe
    3 Steve Kapuadi
    22 Chancel Mbemba
    26 Arthur Masuaku
    2 Aaron Wan-Bissaka
    8 Samuel Moutoussamy
    25 Edo Kayembe
    6 Ngal'ayel Mukau
    20 Yoane Wissa
    17 Cédric Bakambu
    Congo DR Substitutes:
    Joris Kayembe, Matthieu Epolo, Nathanaël Mbuku, Gédéon Kalulu, Timothy Fayulu, Dylan Batubinsika, Théo Bongonda, Gaël Kakuta, Brian Cipenga, Aaron Tshibola, Noah Sadiki, Charles Pickel, Fiston Mayele, Meschack Elia, Simon Banza.

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