Now only ONE spot remains! Side ends 52-year wait, heads to World Cup
Only the qualified team between Iraq and Bolivia remains to be decided. After Sweden, Turkey, Czechia and Bosnia advanced through the European playoffs, DR Congo claimed the first spot in the interco...
Now only ONE spot remains! Side ends 52-year wait, heads to World Cup Only the qualified team between Iraq and Bolivia remains to be decided. After Sweden, Turkey, Czechia and Bosnia advanced through the European playoffs, DR Congo claimed the first spot in the intercontinental playoffs this Tuesday (31).
After a goalless draw in regular time, the African side got the better of Jamaica 1-0 in extra time. The match was played at Akron Stadium, in Mexico. They will end a 52-year wait to play at a World Cup by securing their place as Africa’s 10th representative at the 2026 tournament.
Algeria, South Africa, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal are the others. There was balance in terms of possession. But DR Congo were more clinical.
The goal for the team that pushed hardest for it only came in extra time. From a corner kick, center-back Tuanzebe scored an "accidental" goal. His first for the national team.