The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is noteworthy on multiple fronts. It is only the second time that the country’s national team, nicknamed the Leopards, have qualified for the World Cup, the last time having been in 1974. It is also the first World Cup in which the team will compete under the country’s name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; in 1974, the country’s name was (the Republic of) Zaire.
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