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Team news – Ronaldo starts up front for Portugalpublished at 17:04 BST

Portugal v DR Congo (18:00 BST)

Portugal team: Costa, Cancelo, Araujo, Veiga, Mendes, Neves, Vitinha, Silva, Fernandes, Neto, Ronaldo

About 16 hours after Lionel Messi became the first man to appear in six different World Cups, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo will become the second. He starts up front and will be the first man to score in six different World Cups if he finds the net.

Manchester City defender Ruben Dias is out injured but his former City team-mate Bernardo Silva, Chelsea winger Pedro Neto and Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes are in from the start.

West Ham right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Newcastle forward Yoane Wissa are among the British-based players named in DR Congo’s starting line-up.

Axel Tuanzebe, who played in the Premier League for Burnley last season, is part of a likely five-man defence, while Watford’s Edo Kayembe starts in midfield.

DR Congo team: Mpasi, Wan-Bissaka, Mbemba, Tuanzebe, Kapuadi, Masuaku, Moutoussamy, Mukau, Kayembe, Bakambu, Wissa

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