DR Congo at the FIFA World Cup

DR Congo national football team (formerly the Zaire national football team) have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 1974 when they were known as Zaire.^[1] They were the first Sub-Saharan African team to participate in a World Cup Finals.^[2]^[3]

World Cup record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1930 to 1970	Did not enter
1974	Round 1	16	3	0	0	3	0	14
1978 to 1982	Did not qualify
1986	Did not enter
1990 to 2014	Did not qualify
Total	1/10(20)		3	0	0	3	0	14

Zaire at West Germany 1974

Zaire

Head coach: Blagoje Vidinić

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Mwamba Kazadi	(1947-03-06)6 March 1947 (aged 27)	TP Mazembe
2	2DF	Ilunga Mwepu	(1949-08-22)22 August 1949 (aged 24)	TP Mazembe
3	2DF	Mwanza Mukombo	(1945-12-17)17 December 1945 (aged 28)	TP Mazembe
4	2DF	Tshimen Bwanga	(1949-01-04)4 January 1949 (aged 25)	TP Mazembe
5	2DF	Boba Lobilo	(1950-04-10)10 April 1950 (aged 24)	AS Vita Club
6	3MF	Massamba Kilasu	(1950-12-22)22 December 1950 (aged 23)	AS Bilima
7	3MF	Kamunda Tshinabu	(1946-05-08)8 May 1946 (aged 28)	TP Mazembe
8	3MF	Mambwene Mana	(1947-10-10)10 October 1947 (aged 26)	CS Imana
9	3MF	Uba Kembo Kembo	(1947-12-27)27 December 1947 (aged 26)	AS Vita Club
10	3MF	Mantantu Kidumu	(1946-11-17)17 November 1946 (aged 27)	CS Imana
11	2DF	Babo Kabasu	(1950-03-04)4 March 1950 (aged 24)	AS Bilima
12	1GK	Dimbi Tubilandu	(1948-03-15)15 March 1948 (aged 26)	AS Vita Club
13	3MF	Mulamba Ndaye	(1948-11-04)4 November 1948 (aged 25)	AS Vita Club
14	4FW	Adelard Mayanga Maku	(1948-10-31)31 October 1948 (aged 25)	AS Vita Club
15	3MF	Mafu Kibonge	(1945-02-12)12 February 1945 (aged 29)	AS Vita Club
16	2DF	Mialo Mwape	(1951-12-30)30 December 1951 (aged 22)	Nyiki Lubumbashi
17	3MF	Kafula Ngoie	(1945-11-11)11 November 1945 (aged 28)	TP Mazembe
18	4FW	Mafuila Mavuba	(1949-12-15)15 December 1949 (aged 24)	AS Vita Club
19	4FW	Ekofa Mbungu	(1948-11-24)24 November 1948 (aged 25)	CS Imana
20	4FW	Kalala Ntumba	(1949-01-07)7 January 1949 (aged 25)	AS Vita Club
21	4FW	Etepe Kakoko	(1950-11-22)22 November 1950 (aged 23)	CS Imana
22	1GK	Otepa Kalambay	(1948-11-12)12 November 1948 (aged 25)	TP Mazembe

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Yugoslavia	3	1	2	0	10	1	+9	4
Brazil	3	1	2	0	3	0	+3	4
Scotland	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	4
Zaire	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14	0

Yugoslavia beat Brazil, who in turn beat Scotland, by better goal difference

Zaire v Scotland

14 June 1974
19:30 CET

Zaire	0 – 2	Scotland
	Report	Lorimer 26' Jordan 34'

Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)

Yugoslavia v Zaire

18 June 1974
19:30 CET

Yugoslavia	9 – 0	Zaire
Bajević 8', 30', 81' Džajić 14' Šurjak 18' Katalinski 22' Bogićević 35' Oblak 61' Petković 65'	Report

Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Omar Delgado Gómez (Colombia)

Zaire v Brazil

22 June 1974
16:00 CET

Zaire	0 – 3	Brazil
	Report	Jairzinho 12' Rivelino 66' Valdomiro 79'

Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)

References

↑ Merrill, Austin. "Zaire, the Leopards, and the 1974 World Cup". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
↑ ROY GACHUHI. "Zaire: The tale of Africa's disastrous entry into the World Cup - Daily Nation". Nation.co.ke. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
↑ "BBC SPORT | WORLD CUP | History | 1974: Zaire's show of shame". BBC News. 2002-05-22. Retrieved 2016-03-31.

Countries at the FIFA World Cup

Team appearances Teams with no appearances All-time table

AFC	Australia² China Indonesia¹ Iran Iraq Japan Kuwait North Korea Saudi Arabia South Korea United Arab Emirates

CAF	Algeria Angola Cameroon DR Congo¹ Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Morocco Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Tunisia

CONCACAF	Canada Costa Rica Cuba El Salvador Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Trinidad and Tobago United States

CONMEBOL	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay

OFC	New Zealand

UEFA	Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic¹ Denmark East Germany³ England France Germany¹ Greece Hungary Israel² Italy Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia¹ Scotland Serbia¹ Slovakia¹ Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

¹ Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s). ² Have been member of multiple confederations. ³ Team and national federation no longer exist.

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