- Congo DR at the FIFA World Cup
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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 GK Mwamba Kazadi 6 March 1947 (aged 27) Mazembe Lubumbashi
2 DF Ilunga Mwepu 22 August 1949 (aged 24) Mazembe Lubumbashi
3 DF Mwanza Mukombo 17 December 1945 (aged 28) Mazembe Lubumbashi
4 DF Tshimen Bwanga 4 January 1949 (aged 25) Mazembe Lubumbashi
5 DF Boba Lobilo 10 April 1950 (aged 24) AS Vita Kinshasa
6 MF Massamba Kilasu 22 December 1950 (aged 23) FC Bilima
7 MF Kamunda Tshinabu 8 May 1946 (aged 28) Mazembe Lubumbashi
8 MF Mambwene Mana 10 October 1947 (aged 26) Imana Kinshasa
9 MF Uba Kembo Kembo 27 December 1947 (aged 26) AS Vita Kinshasa
10 MF Mantantu Kidumu 17 November 1946 (aged 27) Imana Kinshasa
11 DF Babo Kabasu 4 March 1950 (aged 24) FC Bilima
12 GK Dimbi Tubilandu 15 March 1948 (aged 26) AS Vita Kinshasa
13 MF Mulamba Ndaye 4 November 1948 (aged 25) AS Vita Kinshasa
14 FW Adelard Mayanga Maku 31 October 1948 (aged 25) AS Vita Kinshasa
15 MF Mafu Kibonge 12 February 1945 (aged 29) AS Vita Kinshasa
16 DF Mialo Mwape 30 December 1951 (aged 22) Nyiki Lubumbashi
17 MF Kafula Ngoie 11 November 1945 (aged 28) Mazembe Lubumbashi
18 FW Mafuila Mavuba 15 December 1949 (aged 24) AS Vita Kinshasa
19 FW Ekofa Mbungu 24 November 1948 (aged 25) Imana Kinshasa
20 FW Kalala Ntumba 7 January 1949 (aged 25) AS Vita Kinshasa
21 FW Etepe Kakoko 22 November 1950 (aged 23) Imana Kinshasa
22 GK 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 - Yugoslavia beat Brazil, who in turn beat Scotland, by better goal difference
14 June 1974
19:30 CETZaire 0 – 2 Scotland
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)Report Lorimer 26'
Jordan34'
18 June 1974
19:30 CETYugoslavia 9 – 0 Zaire
Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Omar Delgado Gómez (Colombia)Bajević 8', 30', 81'
Džajić14'
Šurjak18'
Katalinski22'
Bogićević35'
Oblak61'
Petković65'
Report
22 June 1974
16:00 CETZaire 0 – 3 Brazil
Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)Report Jairzinho 12'
Rivelino66'
Valdomiro79'
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