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Group K at the 2026 World Cup features Portugal, DR Congo, Uzbekistan and Colombia. Find out more about their history at the World Cup.

ESPN Africa correspondent Ed Dove provides the lowdown on Congo DR ahead of their game against England.

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Congo DR coach Sébastien Desabre urged his team to "remain humble" after securing their first-ever World Cup point with a 1-1 draw against Portugal on Wednesday in Houston.

Congo have cancelled a three-day World Cup preparation training camp and a planned farewell to fans in the capital Kinshasa because of an outbreak of Ebola in the east of the country.

FIFA's Disciplinary Committee rejected Nigeria's protest over the eligibility of several players used by DR Congo in last November's African World Cup playoff, the Nigeria Football Federation announced Monday.

Four former champions began their AFCON campaigns with victories on Tuesday.

Last season's CAF Confederation Cup semi-finalists, Stellenbosch FC, will kick off their group stage fixtures at Polokwane's New Peter Mokaba Stadium on Sunday against the Republic of Congo's AS Otohô.

Italy will first host Northern Ireland in a World Cup qualifying playoff in March but would then need to win on the road to reach its first tournament after back-to-back failures at this stage.