Congo DR at the FIFA World Cup

Congo DR 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. They were the first black African team to participate in a World Cup Finals.

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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 2010 Did not qualify
Total 1/9(19) 3 0 0 3 0 14

Zaire at West Germany 1974

 Zaire

Head coach: Blagoja Vidinić

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

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
14 June 1974
19:30 CET
 Zaire  0 – 2  Scotland Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)
Report Lorimer  26'
Jordan  34'
18 June 1974
19:30 CET
 Yugoslavia  9 – 0  Zaire Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Omar Delgado Gómez (Colombia)
Bajević  8', 30', 81'
Džajić  14'
Šurjak  18'
Katalinski  22'
Bogićević  35'
Oblak  61'
Petković  65'		 Report
22 June 1974
16:00 CET
 Zaire  0 – 3  Brazil Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)
Report Jairzinho  12'
Rivelino  66'
Valdomiro  79'
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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.