US EditionDR Congo Score Extra-Time Winner to Qualify for World Cup
Axel Tuanzebe scored in the 100th minute as DR Congo earned its first World Cup berth since 1974, officials said.
- On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, DR Congo defeated Jamaica 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup Qualification Inter-Confederation Final in Zapopan, Mexico, with former Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe scoring in the 100th minute.
- DR Congo reached the final after winning a Confederation of African Football playoff, while Jamaica advanced by defeating New Caledonia; Congo seeks to end a drought dating to 1974 as Zaire.
- Tuanzebe, now playing for Burnley, bundled the ball over the line from a corner during extra time; the goal required a lengthy handball review before officials confirmed it.
- Qualification secures DR Congo's place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking the nation's first tournament appearance since 1974 and ensuring 10 teams from Africa will compete.
- DR Congo joins Group K alongside Portugal, Colombia, and Uzbekistan, opening their World Cup campaign against Portugal on June 17 in Houston, followed by matches in Guadalajara and Atlanta.
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2026 World Cup: 10 African countries to play at tournament as Congor DR beat Jamaica
For the first time in the history of the World Cup, Africa will have 10 representatives at the tournament this summer. This follows Congo DR’s narrow 1-0 win over Jamaica in the intercontinental play-off final on Tuesday night. The Leopards qualified for the game after beating the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the African play-offs. Axel Tuanzebe lashed the ball home from a corner kick in the 100th minute of the match after it had ended 0-0 in regu…
RD Congo sealed its pass to the 2026 World Cup in Guadalajara, after beating 1-0 Jamaica in extra times. The African team secured its place in a dramatic definition at the AKRON Stadium to return to the maximum football stage after 52 years. The guest to the World Cup in Mexico, the United States and Canada did not attend from Germany 1974, when he still competed as Zaire. At the 5th minute, Cedric Bakumbu advanced the Congolese squad, but it wa…
A classification for history. A game full of tensions and an almost agonic definition. And in the middle of the scene, an Argentine as protagonist. The selection of the Democratic Republic of the Congo held in the Guadalajara stadium of Mexico after beating by 1-0 Jaimaica and getting a historic place in the FIFA World Cup 2026, since the African group got the classification to the maximum date of football after 52 years of absence (they played …
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