⚽ FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group K
DR Congo
COD
Full time
3-1
Uzbekistan
UZB
2026-06-27 · Atlanta
The verdict“Yoane Wissa scored twice to drag DR Congo into their first ever World Cup knockout stage.”
The Performance Review
Eldor Shomurodov struck first for Uzbekistan inside ten minutes, and for a while the upset was on. Then Yoane Wissa took over, scoring a penalty and a late second, with Fiston Mayele adding the goal in between, and DR Congo turned a deficit into a 3-1 win and a place in history.
Qualifying as one of the best third placed sides, DR Congo reached the World Cup knockout rounds for the first time, the kind of breakthrough that rewrites a federation's whole story. Wissa was the difference, calm from the spot and clinical late.
Uzbekistan, by contrast, leave having lost all three, an early goal here their only real highlight. For one side this was a beginning. For the other, a hard education in how unforgiving this stage can be.
The VAR Tax
A penalty converted by Wissa was the decisive call, the kind of moment the monitors get right and a nation never forgets.
Who Got Burned
Uzbekistan, who took an early lead and still lost all three group games, their World Cup ending the moment Wissa decided otherwise.
The Bright Side
DR Congo are into the knockout rounds for the first time ever, a genuine landmark, and Yoane Wissa announced himself on the biggest stage with the goals that got them there.
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