FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

Mauritania 0–2 DR Congo

Tuesday 25 Mar 2025 · Nouadhibou, Mauritania

Mauritania0–2DR Congo

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Pickel Mayele

4′0–1Charles Pickel DR Congo
83′0–2Fiston Mayele DR Congo

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Mauritania

Came on

19Sidi Bouna Amar↑55′
15Papa Ndiaga Yade↑76′
17Abdallahi Mahmoud↑86′
20El Mami Tetah↑86′

DR Congo

Came on

19Fiston Mayele●↑67′
7Grady Diangana↑76′
3Noah Sadiki↑89′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Mauritania: 1479 → 1456
DR Congo: 1657 → 1680

Expected score for Mauritania: 39% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 5, 1963–2025.

Mauritania wins: 0
Draws: 1
DR Congo wins: 4

Form either side

Mauritania

Before

0–2 v Egypt 11 Oct 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
0–1 v Egypt 15 Oct 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
1–1 v Botswana 15 Nov 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
1–0 v Cape Verde 19 Nov 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
2–2 v Togo 22 Mar 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

After

1–2 v Central African Republic 6 Jun 2025 · Friendly
0–0 v Burundi 10 Jun 2025 · Friendly
2–0 v Togo 5 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–0 v South Sudan 9 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–0 v Sudan 10 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

DR Congo

Before

1–0 v Tanzania 10 Oct 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
2–0 v Tanzania 15 Oct 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
0–1 v Guinea 16 Nov 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
1–2 v Ethiopia 19 Nov 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
1–0 v South Sudan 21 Mar 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

After

1–0 v Mali 5 Jun 2025 · Friendly
3–1 v Madagascar 8 Jun 2025 · Friendly
4–1 v South Sudan 5 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–3 v Senegal 9 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–0 v Togo 10 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

Road through the tournament

Mauritania

2–2 v Togo 22 Mar 2025
0–2 v DR Congo 25 Mar 2025
2–0 v Togo 5 Sep 2025
0–0 v South Sudan 9 Sep 2025
0–0 v Sudan 10 Oct 2025
0–4 v Senegal 14 Oct 2025

DR Congo

1–0 v South Sudan 21 Mar 2025
2–0 v Mauritania 25 Mar 2025
4–1 v South Sudan 5 Sep 2025
2–3 v Senegal 9 Sep 2025
1–0 v Togo 10 Oct 2025
1–0 v Sudan 14 Oct 2025
1–0 v Cameroon 13 Nov 2025
1–1 v Nigeria 16 Nov 2025

Every Mauritania v DR Congo match5

From Mauritania's side.


25 Mar 2025	DR Congo	0–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
15 Nov 2023	DR Congo	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2023	—
28 Mar 2023	DR Congo	1–1	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2023	—
24 Mar 2023	DR Congo	1–3	Neutral	African Cup of Nations qualification 2023	—
12 Apr 1963	DR Congo	0–6	Neutral	African Friendship Games 1963	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN