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Congo DR

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#45ELO· 2026-07-19#41FIFA· 2026-07-19
2Continental titles· last 1974

Greatest games

Congo DR's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.

W 3-1 v Uzbekistan
#1
Date
2026-06-27
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.517
D 1-1 v Portugal
#2
Date
2026-06-17
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.344
L 1-2 v England
#3
Date
2026-07-01
Stage
World Cup · Round of 32
Game Score
1.341
L 0-1 v Colombia
#4
Date
2026-06-23
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.131
L 0-3 v Brazil
#5
Date
1974-06-22
Stage
World Cup · First Group Stage
Game Score
1.007
L 0-2 v Scotland
#6
Date
1974-06-14
Stage
World Cup · First Group Stage
Game Score
0.951
L 0-9 v Yugoslavia
#7
Date
1974-06-18
Stage
World Cup · First Group Stage
Game Score
0.830

Footprint

Tournament appearances
23
Trophies
2
Major trophies
2
Last appearance
2026
World Cup appearances
2
Continental appearances
21
Last final reached
1974
Last trophy
1974

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Congo DR. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Canada
Repeated continental champions
Honors 3.00 · distance 0.30
Qatar
Repeated continental champions
Honors 3.00 · distance 0.49
Guatemala
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 1.50 · distance 0.60
Iran
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 4.50 · distance 0.61
Haiti
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 1.50 · distance 0.64

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2026WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2026
Congo DR
2025AFCON
Round of 16
Africa Cup of Nations 2025
Congo DR
2024AFCON
Semifinal
Africa Cup of Nations 2024
Congo DR
2019AFCON
Round of 16
Africa Cup of Nations 2019
Congo DR
2017AFCON
Quarterfinal
Africa Cup of Nations 2017
Congo DR
2015AFCON
Semifinal
Africa Cup of Nations 2015
Congo DR
2013AFCON
Appearance
Africa Cup of Nations 2013
Congo DR
2006AFCON
Quarterfinal
Africa Cup of Nations 2006
Congo DR
2004AFCON
Appearance
Africa Cup of Nations 2004
Congo DR
2002AFCON
Quarterfinal
Africa Cup of Nations 2002
Congo DR
2000AFCON
Appearance
Africa Cup of Nations 2000
Congo DR
1998AFCON
Semifinal
Africa Cup of Nations 1998
Congo DR
1996AFCON
Quarterfinal
Africa Cup of Nations 1996
Zaire
1994AFCON
Quarterfinal
Africa Cup of Nations 1994
Zaire
1992AFCON
Quarterfinal
Africa Cup of Nations 1992
Zaire
1988AFCON
Appearance
Africa Cup of Nations 1988
Zaire
1976AFCON
Appearance
Africa Cup of Nations 1976
Zaire
1974WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 1974
Zaire
1974AFCON
Champion
Africa Cup of Nations 1974
Zaire
1972AFCON
Semifinal
Africa Cup of Nations 1972
Zaire
1970AFCON
Appearance
Africa Cup of Nations 1970
Congo DR
1968AFCON
Champion
Africa Cup of Nations 1968
Congo DR
1965AFCON
Appearance
Africa Cup of Nations 1965
Congo-Léopoldville

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

1974T
Africa Cup of Nations
Zambia
Score
2-2
Venue
Cairo International Stadium, Egypt
1974 Won
Africa Cup of Nations
Zambia
Score
2-0
Venue
Cairo International Stadium, Egypt
1968 Won
Africa Cup of Nations
Ghana
Score
1-0
Venue
Addis Ababa Stadium, Ethiopia