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Yoane Wissa scored doubly arsenic DR Congo hit Uzbekistan 3-1 and qualified for nan past 32 of nan World Cup for nan first clip successful their history. They will meet England aft registering their ever World Cup win.
Eldor Shomurodov’s lob complete Lionel Mpasi gave nan Uzbeks a cleanable commencement successful Atlanta. But nan Newcastle striker Wissa levelled from nan punishment spot earlier Fiston Mayele’s extremity sent nan chiefly Congolese crowd into a frenzy.
Wissa rounded disconnected a historical nighttime for nan Africans pinch a good onslaught successful stoppage clip for his 3rd extremity of nan tournament.
Uzbekistan knew earlier kick-off they were realistically eliminated fixed nan monolithic plaything successful extremity quality they would request to progress. However, nan Italian awesome Fabio Cannavaro stressed nan value of a triumph arsenic a bequest for their first World Cup quality and his players flew retired of nan traps.
Shomurodov smashed location aft conscionable 30 seconds but was flagged offside though Uzbekistan’s skipper and all-time starring scorer had to hold conscionable 10 minutes longer for his infinitesimal to savour. The Istanbul Basaksehir striker produced a sumptuous lob complete Mpasi from a constrictive angle.
Nathanaël Mbuku thought he had brought nan Congolese level pinch an arsenic good onslaught that arrowed into nan apical corner. However, aft a VAR reappraisal Mbuku was punished for a soft foul connected Sherzod Nasrullaev successful nan buildup arsenic his manus brushed nan look of nan Uzbek defender.
The DRC were opening to tally retired of ideas until a rash situation from Manchester City’s Abdukodir Khusanov connected Wissa talented them a way backmost into nan crippled and into nan knockout stages. Wissa picked himself up to calmly nonstop Abduvohid Nematov nan incorrect measurement and whip up an detonation of sound from nan astir 70,000 successful attendance.
Two minutes later, nan mostly of nan fans saw nan infinitesimal of history they came for. Meschack Elia’s deflected changeable held up conscionable capable for Mayele to nip successful up of Nematov and flick nan shot into nan net.
Wissa completed nan comeback by curling into nan acold area from nan separator of nan area.
The DRC’s advancement continued a stunning World Cup truthful acold for African sides. Only Tunisia of nan 10 African teams astatine nan tourney person been eliminated, while Algeria tin subordinate nan 8 nations to person progressed to nan past 32 successful nan last group matches later connected Saturday.
