The FIFA World Cup North America tournament saw a match between Portugal and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Group K on the 18th, Japan time, which ended in a 1-1 draw.

The Democratic Republic of Congo, making their second appearance in 52 years, equalized in first-half additional time when forward Yoane Wissa scored with a header from a cross delivered from a short corner, after trailing by one goal. In the second half, they withstood Portugal's fierce attacks and earned their first-ever World Cup point. When they participated as Zaire in the 1974 West Germany tournament, they lost all three group stage matches without scoring a goal.

According to Chinese sports media Dongqiudi, with the Democratic Republic of Congo scoring their first World Cup goal and earning their first point from a draw in this match, China and Indonesia (who participated as the Dutch East Indies in the 1938 France tournament) are now the only teams in World Cup history with 0 points and 0 goals.

As of now, the 10 teams with 0 points in the World Cup are El Salvador (6 losses/1 goal), Haiti (4 losses/2 goals), Iraq (4 losses/2 goals), Togo (3 losses/1 goal), Panama (3 losses/2 goals), UAE (3 losses/2 goals), China (3 losses/0 goals), Curaçao (1 loss/1 goal), Jordan (1 loss/1 goal), and Dutch East Indies (1 loss/0 goals).

World Cup debutant Uzbekistan will face Colombia in their first group stage match (kick-off scheduled for 11:00 AM JST on the 18th). (Translation/Editing by Yanagawa)