In a World Cup for everyone, as it has been dubbed by FIFA, players carry historic stories of war and displacement.
Joao Neves opens the scoring for Portugal with early goal, but Yoane Wissa equalises in first-half injury time.
The virus is spreading faster than health workers can track it and international funding has slumped.
Seven patients have left an Ebola treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, having recovered.
The number of confirmed cases in the country has increased to 837, including 196 deaths.
Team news, prediction, and lineups as Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal begin quest for maiden Cup trophy against DR Congo.
A growing sense of mistrust is hampering efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Red Cross says it is ‘very difficult’ to know the extent at which the epidemic is spreading.
Clashes have broken out between police and mourners during a funeral of a suspected Ebola victim in the DRC.
The Ebola outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus strain, has reached 782 confirmed cases.
