The 2026 FIFA World Cup continues to deliver drama. In the day’s marquee Group K match, Portugal — led by a 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo playing in a record-equalling sixth World Cup — took an early lead through a Joao Neves header against DR Congo. But Yoane Wissa equalized with a fine headed goal just before halftime, stunning the favorites.
The Guardian noted that Ronaldo’s participation itself is controversial: in what it called a competition where “laws are just for little people,” the star escaped a three-game ban for violent behavior that many felt was warranted.
Meanwhile, the tournament’s other major upset — Cape Verde’s draw against Spain — had financial consequences off the pitch. A user on the prediction market Polymarket, identified as “betoor619,” wagered nearly $1.1 million on a Spanish victory when odds sat at 92%. Spain’s failure to win turned it into one of the platform’s largest single-event losses ever recorded, according to Bloomberg via La Nación.
