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

World Cup Record

Zaire at West Germany 1974

 Zaire

Head coach: Blagoje Vidinić

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps 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)