**Abdukodir Khusanov becomes the first Manchester City player at the FIFA World Cup to head home after Uzbekistan finished bottom of their group.**
**DR Congo** booked a historic **World Cup** round-of-32 clash against **England** after staging a brilliant second-half comeback to defeat **Uzbekistan** 3-1 in Atlanta.
The Leopards endured a rocky start when a defensive breakdown between **Axel Tuanzebe** and **Aaron Wan-Bissaka** gifted Uzbekistan a 10th-minute lead, allowing **Eldor Shomurodov** to intercept a loose ball and dink it over **Lionel Mpasi**.
Uzbekistan dictated much of the opening period with their fluid attack, but DR Congo slowly fought their way back in. The African side grew highly aggrieved when a **Nathanael Mbuku** goal was controversially disallowed for an alleged foul in the build-up, leaving **Sébastien Desabre’s** men trailing at the interval.
The match shifted entirely after the break as a rejuvenated Congolese side played with heightened tempo to keep their knockout ambitions alive. Their intense urgency paid off when Newcastle’s **Yoane Wissa** was clumsily upended inside the area by Manchester City’s **Abdukodir Khusanov**, with Wissa stepping up to coolly roll the resulting penalty home.
The momentum completed its turnaround in the 78th minute as **Fiston Mayele** reactive-prodded home from close range after tracking the path of a deflected **Meschack Elia** strike.
Wissa then added the final polish in stoppage time, cutting inside to arrow a magnificent finish into the far corner, securing a third-place finish in Group K and setting up a knockout tie against the Three Lions.
Uzbekistan exit the competition.
90 Minutes51 Touches32 Accurate Passes82% Pass Accuracy7 Clearances6 Recoveries5 Accurate Long Balls4 Headed Clearances4 Passes Into Final Third3 Tackles3 Ground Duels Won1 Interception1 Aerial Duel Won
1 Penalty Conceded
**Data courtesy of FotMob.**