Joao Neves named man of the match at the 2026 World Cup against DR Congo

MOSCOW, June 17 - RIA Novosti. Midfielder of the French "Paris Saint-Germain" and the Portuguese national team Joao Neves was recognized as the best player of the match of the first round of the group stage of the FIFA World Cup against the DR Congo team, according to the website of the International Football Federation (FIFA).

The Group K meeting on Thursday ended with a score of 1:1. Neves opened the scoring in the sixth minute.

Neves, aged 21 years 263 days, became the third youngest Portuguese to score at a World Cup after Cristiano Ronaldo (21 years 132 days at the 2006 World Cup) and Gonçalo Ramos (21 years 169 days at the 2022 World Cup). In total, Neves scored 4 goals in 23 matches for the Portuguese national team.