{"id":37478,"date":"2026-06-28T02:35:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T02:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/28\/congo-beat-uzbekistan-3-1-to-advance-to-the-world-cup-finals\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T02:35:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T02:35:38","slug":"congo-beat-uzbekistan-3-1-to-advance-to-the-world-cup-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/28\/congo-beat-uzbekistan-3-1-to-advance-to-the-world-cup-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Congo beat Uzbekistan 3-1 to advance to the World Cup finals."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>ATLANTA (AP) \u2014 Congo has advanced to the finals. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">world cup<\/span> They achieved their first win with a 3-1 victory over Uzbekistan on Saturday night. <\/p>\n<p>This will be the second time in 52 years that an African country will take part in soccer&#8217;s biggest tournament. Two second-half goals from Yoann Wissa and one goal from Fiston Meiere sealed the victory for Congo. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">join cape verde<\/span> As another surprise qualifying round <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">round 32<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>Uzbekistan looked to dash Congo&#8217;s hopes as Eldor Shomrodov took the lead in the first half. <\/p>\n<p>But Sebastien Desables&#8217; side, who had already achieved one of the World Cup&#8217;s surprising results by holding Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s Portugal to a 1-1 draw in their opening game, fought back after the break.<\/p>\n<p>Congo equalized in the 10th minute with a lob goal from Shomrodov, and leveled the score in the 68th minute when Ouissa was brought down by Abdukkodir Kusanov in the penalty area, giving away a penalty. <\/p>\n<p>Wissa regained his composure and rolled the ball the other way past Uzbekistan goalkeeper Abduvohid Nematov, sparking a dramatic finale.<\/p>\n<p>Ten minutes later, Congo took the lead when Maiele flicked past Nematov at the near post after Meshack Elia&#8217;s shot was deflected. <\/p>\n<p>Wissa put the result beyond doubt with a curling shot into the bottom corner in stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p>Congo&#8217;s only previous appearance at the World Cup was in 1974 as Zaire, losing all three games, including a 9-0 loss to Yugoslavia.<\/p>\n<p>The draw with Portugal was the first point of this stage and they needed to follow it up with a first win to progress to one of the best third place teams.<\/p>\n<p>They became the eighth African country to advance from the group stage in this tournament. <\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">See more of AP&#8217;s World Cup coverage here<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/world-cup-congo-uzbekistan-score-c5095cece5eac1a70a2e7c7df56a07ff\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATLANTA (AP) \u2014 Congo has advanced to the finals. world cup They achieved their first win with a 3-1 victory over Uzbekistan on Saturday night. 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