‘History’ - Bruno Guimaraes responds as £55m Newcastle United teammate upsets Cristiano Ronaldo
Yoane Wissa stunned Portgual to give Newcastle United supporters a glimpse of his £55million talents.
Yoane Wissa declared “history has been made” after scoring DR Congo’s first goal at a World Cup.
Portugal and the might of Cristiano Ronaldo were expected to brush aside the Congolese in their Group K opener. Joao Neves fired them into a sixth-minute lead and the script appeared set - but Wissa had other ideas.
Wissa found himself unmarked on the stroke of half-time to head home an equaliser from close range. Pandemonium erupted as DR Congo - who last competed at the World Cup as Zaire in 1974 - scored their first-ever goal at the tournament.
Yoane Wissa reacts
Wissa was full of emotion at the full-time whistle as his teammates dug in to earn a well-deserved point. Criticism was levelled at Ronaldo who, at 41, is facing questions over his international future.
On social media, Wissa simply wrote “history has been made”, with further footage showing celebrations in DR Congo. Newcastle United skipper Bruno Guimaraes commented “Well played Wissa” to show support to his colleague.
Nick Woltemade - an unused substitute in Germany’s opener - also expressed his appreciation with several star emojis. Toon fans will be hoping Wissa can continue to show goalscoring form following a poor debut campaign at St James’ Park.
Yoane Wissa pre-World Cup thoughts
Wissa told Newcastle’s media team ahead of the tournament that he cannot wait for his compatriots to experience World Cup fever. He said: “It's been 52 years since we’ve been to a World Cup so for the first time Congo will be there.
“We played 13 games to qualify so even the old generation some of them never saw Congo in the World Cup. (There will be) 100 million people just hoping for this.
“You could see it in the eyes that people are just like happy because, for us, it's really important, football more than anything. So to be at this level is something I really work hard for and something I will never take for granted.”