When Yoane Wissa soared through the air at the NRG Stadium in Houston to guide Arthur Masuaku’s cross past Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa in the final moments of stoppage time in the first half, it was a moment of sporting history. The star striker’s goal secured a 1-1 draw against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal, and thus marked DR Congo’s first-ever goal at the FIFA World Cup, thus ending a painstaking 52-year-old goal drought that stretched back to 1974, when the nation made their first-ever tournament appearance as Zaire.
