African Cup of Nations 2026

Algeria 1–0 DR Congo

Tuesday 6 Jan 2026 · Rabat, Morocco (neutral) · after extra time

Algeria1–0DR Congo

Goals1

0′45′90′105′120′Boulbina

119′1–0Adil Boulbina Algeria

Line-ups

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

Algeria

23Luca ZidaneGK
2Aïssa MandiDF
15Rayan Aït-NouriDF ↓70′
21Ramy BensebainiDF
25Rafik BelghaliDF
7Riyad MahrezMF ↓70′
10Ismaël BennacerMF ↓49′
14Hicham BoudaouiMF ↓114′
17Farès ChaïbiMF ↓113′
18Mohamed AmouraFW
22Ibrahim MazaFW ↓83′

Came on

8Himad Abdelli↑49′
11Anis Hadj Moussa↑70′
5Zineddine Belaïd↑70′
9Baghdad Bounedjah↑83′
27Adil Boulbina●↑113′
6Ramiz Zerrouki↑114′

DR Congo

1Lionel MpasiGK
2Aaron Wan-BissakaDF
4Axel TuanzebeDF
12Joris KayembeDF
22Chancel MbembaDF
6Ngal'ayel MukauMF ↓69′
8Samuel MoutoussamyMF ↓110′
10Théo BongondaMF ↓87′
13Meschack EliaMF ↓62′
14Noah SadikiMF ↓70′
17Cédric BakambuFW ↓88′

Came on

7Nathanaël Mbuku↑62′
11Gaël Kakuta↑69′
25Edo Kayembe↑70′
27Michel-Ange Balikwisha↑87′
19Fiston Mayele↑88′
18Charles Pickel↑110′

Elo

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

Algeria: 1865 → 1883
DR Congo: 1765 → 1747

Expected score for Algeria: 64% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 7 of 7, 1965–2026.

Algeria wins: 3
Draws: 4
DR Congo wins: 0

Form either side

Algeria

Before

2–0 v Iraq 9 Dec 2025 · Arab Cup 2025
1–1 v United Arab Emirates 12 Dec 2025 · Arab Cup 2025
3–0 v Sudan 24 Dec 2025 · African Cup of Nations 2025
1–0 v Burkina Faso 28 Dec 2025 · African Cup of Nations 2025
3–1 v Equatorial Guinea 31 Dec 2025 · African Cup of Nations 2025

After

0–2 v Nigeria 10 Jan 2026 · African Cup of Nations 2026
7–0 v Guatemala 27 Mar 2026 · Friendly
0–0 v Uruguay 31 Mar 2026 · Friendly
1–0 v Netherlands 3 Jun 2026 · Friendly
4–0 v Bolivia 10 Jun 2026 · Friendly

DR Congo

Before

1–0 v Cameroon 13 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–1 v Nigeria 16 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–0 v Benin 23 Dec 2025 · African Cup of Nations 2025
1–1 v Senegal 27 Dec 2025 · African Cup of Nations 2025
3–0 v Botswana 30 Dec 2025 · African Cup of Nations 2025

After

2–0 v Bermuda 25 Mar 2026 · Friendly
1–0 v Jamaica 31 Mar 2026 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2026
0–0 v Denmark 3 Jun 2026 · Friendly
1–2 v Chile 9 Jun 2026 · Friendly
1–1 v Portugal 17 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

Road through the tournament

Algeria

1–0 v DR Congo 6 Jan 2026
0–2 v Nigeria 10 Jan 2026

DR Congo

0–1 v Algeria 6 Jan 2026

Every Algeria v DR Congo match7

From Algeria's side.


6 Jan 2026	DR Congo	1–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2026	—
10 Oct 2019	DR Congo	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
26 Mar 2008	DR Congo	1–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
20 Aug 2002	DR Congo	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
24 Jan 2000	DR Congo	0–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2000	Group stage
19 Mar 1988	DR Congo	1–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1988	Group stage
20 Jul 1965	DR Congo	4–1	Neutral	All-African Games 1965	—

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