The ex-Reds youth captain, now turning out domestically for Premier League side Burnley, scored the decisive extra-time goal for DR Congo in their World Cup qualification play-off final against Jamaica.
The Leopards haven't qualified for the tournament in 52 years, and it's the first time they'll enter under their current guise, having been named Zaire in their only other appearance, back in 1974.
Tuanzebe has, therefore, etched his name into DR Congo's history books, as the man the end that half-century wait with his 100th-minute bundled finish on the end of Brian Cipenga's corner – before running off to celebrate with another former Red in Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
They enter the tournament in Group K alongside Colombia, Uzbekistan and Portugal, meaning they may face current Reds duo Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot in Texas in June.