DR Congo's run at the 2026 World Cup comes 52 years on from both their disastrous debut at the finals and one of sport's ...

The African nation returns to the World Cup for the first time since 1974, but its history includes multiple name changes on and off the field.

England will face DR Congo in the round of 32. Here is what you need to know about them.

There is a deeper, darker background to this story than is evident from simply watching Mwepu Ilunga kick the ball away at a ...

Lionel Mpasi blocked shots with his right hand, his left hand, even took one a bit below the belt. At one point, England ...

Fifty two years ago, a defender named Mwepu Ilunga broke from a defensive wall and booted a Brazilian free kick down the pitch before the referee had blown his whistle. The clip became a punchline.

The win over Uzbekistan was DR Congo's first at a World Cup and pushed the Leopards into the round of 32.

Congo has advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup for the first time by rallying to a 3-1 win against Uzbekistan ...

ATLANTA (AP) — England handled the pressure and is now headed to Mexico City. Harry Kane ensured England avoided an early ...

By Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) - As scientists race to understand the growing Ebola Bundibugyo ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has filed a case against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), ...