Colombia vs Congo DR

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What shaped the view

• First-half references lean cautious: Away +0.5 FH and Under 1 FH are shorter than Colombia early-pressure options, so the cover may need second-half bench/margin pressure. Matchday-2 escalation is moderate: Colombia can improve GD and Congo’s loss-state becomes unstable, raising late 2-0/3-1 risk.
• Colombia’s 4-2-3-1 has Muñoz/Mojica width, Lerma-Puerta protection, James/Arias/Díaz support behind Suárez, plus late attacking depth through Córdoba, Cucho, Quintero, Carrascal and Gómez. Congo DR’s 5-3-2 is built to resist, with Bakambu/Wissa as outlets, but if forced to chase the bench is more forward-heavy than control-heavy.
• Group K table matters: Portugal lead on 4 pts from 2, Colombia have 3 from 1, Congo DR 1 from 1, Uzbekistan 0 from 2. Colombia win moves them to 6 and keeps automatic top-2 control before Portugal; draw leaves top-2 alive but less control; loss creates final-match pressure. Congo DR win moves them to 4 and strong automatic control before Uzbekistan; draw keeps them in the top-2/best-third race; loss leaves them needing a win and help. Bracket path also matters: 1st K faces a third-place team, 2nd K faces runner-up L, 3rd K faces winner L, so top-two control is meaningful without requiring reckless chase for 1st. Closest rejected market was Goals Over/Under: Over 2.25 fits a late Congo chase, but needs cleaner Congo scoring proof; Under 2.25 is fragile if Congo concede first.