Portugal 1-1 Congo DR player ratings: Yoane Wissa makes history after Joao Neves scores emotional goal

Portugal kicked disconnected their World Cup run with a 1-1 gully against Congo DR connected Wednesday evening.

Joao Neves gave Portugal the pb aft conscionable six minutes, latching onto a Pedro Neto transverse and heading past Lionel Mpasi, but Yoane Wissa netted an equaliser connected the changeable of halftime.

Here, Sports Mole provides subordinate ratings from the clash betwixt Portugal and Congo successful the 2026 World Cup.

Portugal subordinate ratings vs. Congo DR:

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GOALKEEPER

Diogo Costa - 6/10

DEFENDERS

Joao Cancelo - 7/10

Tomas Araujo - 6/10

Renato Veiga - 6/10

Nuno Mendes - 6/10

MIDFIELDERS

Joao Neves - 7/10

Gave Portugal an aboriginal pb with a slug header and paid an affectional tribute to the precocious Diogo Jota. Was precise engaged successful midfield alongside Vitinha arsenic his broadside dominated possession.

Vitinha - 6/10

Bruno Fernandes - 6/10

Expectations were precocious aft his record-breaking run with Manchester United and helium tried his champion to marque thing hap to nary avail. Was besides astatine responsibility for Wissa's goal.

ATTACKERS

Bernardo Silva - 4/10

The caller Real Madrid prima failed to marque overmuch of an interaction and was unsurprisingly replaced astatine halftime by Francisco Conceicao.

Cristiano Ronaldo - 6/10

Became the oldest outfield subordinate to commencement a World Cup lucifer astatine 41 years and 132 days and took a portion to get into the game. Had a fewer chances successful the 2nd half, but failed to deed the people and volition beryllium disappointed not to person scored.

Pedro Neto - 6/10

Assisted Neves's opener, but that was the lone accidental the Chelsea winger created. Faded towards the extremity and was replaced by Rafael Leao successful the 71st minute.

SUBSTITUTES

Francisco Conceicao - 6/10

Rafael Leao - 6/10

Nelson Semedo - 6/10

Goncalo Ramos - N/A

Congo DR subordinate ratings vs. Portugal:

GOALKEEPER

Lionel Mpasi - 6/10

DEFENDERS

Aaron Wan-Bissaka - 8/10

Was mostly fantabulous to support Neto and Leao quiescent for overmuch of the game, making much antiaircraft contributions than immoderate different player.

Chancel Mbemba - 7/10

Axel Tuanzebe - 7/10

Perhaps the standout cardinal defender successful a backmost 5 that did good to support Portugal quiescent for overmuch of the game. Made respective cardinal blocks.

Steve Kapuadi - 7/10

Arthur Masuaku - 7/10

Produced an awesome transverse for Wissa's extremity and did good defensively up against Silva and Conceicao.

MIDFIELDERS

Ngal'ayel Mukau - 6/10

Samuel Moutoussamy - 6/10

Edo Kayembe - 7/10

ATTACKERS

Cedric Bakambu - 8/10

The 35-year-old was a existent menace astatine times and linked up good with Wissa. Worked incredibly hard and had respective opportunities to enactment Congo up that helium volition beryllium disappointed not to person taken.

Yoane Wissa - 9/10

Had a constituent to beryllium aft a lacklustre archetypal play astatine Newcastle and stunned Portugal with a superb headed equaliser, securing his spot successful the past books arsenic the scorer of Congo's archetypal ever World Cup goal.

SUBSTITUTES

Noah Sidiki - 6/10

Joris Kayembe - 6/10

Charles Pickel - 6/10

Simon Banza - N/A

Gedeon Kalulu - N/A