The Democratic Republic of the Congo's World Cup team on Friday held its first training session at SaberCats Stadium, in front of a group of children and members of the Congolese community. DR Congo is base camping during the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage in Houston.

Cameroon are one of the historic national teams absent from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 2026 FIFA World Cup features an expanded 48-team format for the first time, but unfortunately some historic teams are not part of the tournament.

The presentation of Group K for the 2026 World Cup! The teams ⚔️ Portugal 🇵🇹 Colombia 🇨🇴 DR Congo 🇨🇩 Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 The schedule 📝 17.06 - 7pm: Portugal vs DR Congo 18.06 - 4am: Uzbekistan vs Colombia 23.

DR Congo made a stylish return to the FIFA World Cup after 52 years, arriving in Houston in custom black suits featuring bold leopard-print accents and gold leopard pins. Designed by Alvin Junior Mak of JMAKxPARIS,

Sebastien Desabre, coach of the World Cup team from Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo, said he hoped his team would put up a "good showing" after they were allowed to enter the United States on Thursday.

Jay Bhattacharya, interim head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, met with the Democratic Republic of Congo’s World Cup team, a sign of goodwill as their homeland grapples with an Ebola outbreak,

On the first day of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Houston's fan festival reached its 7,500-person capacity and multiple people were reportedly hospitalized with heat-related illnesses.