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DR Congo

25 May 1948 – 1 Jul 2026 · Elo 1804 (38th now), peak 1814 in 2026

Played
526
Win %
39.2%
Goals for
782
Against
631
Clean sheets
165
Titles
2

206 won · 144 drawn · 176 lost

Elo rating

World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.

1,4001,5001,6001,7001,80019481956196419721980198819962004201220201948 — Elo: 1,4881949 — Elo: 1,4881950 — Elo: 1,4821951 — Elo: 1,4821952 — Elo: 1,4821953 — Elo: 1,4691954 — Elo: 1,4691955 — Elo: 1,4691956 — Elo: 1,4521957 — Elo: 1,4521958 — Elo: 1,4521959 — Elo: 1,4521960 — Elo: 1,4521961 — Elo: 1,4521962 — Elo: 1,4521963 — Elo: 1,4711964 — Elo: 1,4761965 — Elo: 1,5131966 — Elo: 1,5391967 — Elo: 1,6091968 — Elo: 1,7101969 — Elo: 1,7401970 — Elo: 1,7061971 — Elo: 1,7081972 — Elo: 1,6531973 — Elo: 1,7441974 — Elo: 1,6601975 — Elo: 1,6501976 — Elo: 1,6001977 — Elo: 1,6161978 — Elo: 1,6161979 — Elo: 1,6061980 — Elo: 1,6111981 — Elo: 1,5821982 — Elo: 1,5821983 — Elo: 1,5821984 — Elo: 1,5861985 — Elo: 1,6011986 — Elo: 1,6191987 — Elo: 1,6321988 — Elo: 1,6201989 — Elo: 1,6081990 — Elo: 1,5881991 — Elo: 1,5921992 — Elo: 1,6201993 — Elo: 1,5791994 — Elo: 1,5351995 — Elo: 1,6041996 — Elo: 1,5751997 — Elo: 1,5291998 — Elo: 1,5891999 — Elo: 1,6122000 — Elo: 1,5632001 — Elo: 1,5392002 — Elo: 1,5692003 — Elo: 1,6112004 — Elo: 1,5432005 — Elo: 1,5532006 — Elo: 1,5692007 — Elo: 1,5522008 — Elo: 1,5452009 — Elo: 1,5352010 — Elo: 1,5012011 — Elo: 1,5302012 — Elo: 1,5392013 — Elo: 1,5532014 — Elo: 1,5762015 — Elo: 1,6332016 — Elo: 1,6942017 — Elo: 1,7172018 — Elo: 1,6572019 — Elo: 1,6032020 — Elo: 1,6022021 — Elo: 1,6192022 — Elo: 1,5632023 — Elo: 1,6122024 — Elo: 1,6552025 — Elo: 1,7662026 — Elo: 1,804

Results by year

WonDrawnLost
19481954196019661972197819841990199620022008201420202026

Tallest: 19 · Year

Home, away, neutral

Home151942928297122+17562.3%
Away218566993278323-4525.7%
Neutral157564655207186+2135.7%

By kind of match

Tournament finals99283338125137-1228.3%
Qualifiers2301125464369235+13448.7%
Friendlies197665774288259+2933.5%

Runs

Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.

Wins524 Nov 196814 Dec 19690
Unbeaten1213 Oct 200214 Jan 20040
Scored in386 Mar 197631 Mar 19852
Clean sheets59 Jun 202415 Oct 20240
Without a win1014 Oct 20126 Sep 20141
Defeats525 Jan 20046 Jun 20041
Without scoring44 Aug 199012 Aug 19900

Tournament finals26

Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.

African Cup of Nations222Winner (1974, 1968)
FIFA World Cup20Group stage (2026, 1974)
COSAFA Cup10—
All-African Games10—

Every finals tournament

FIFA World Cup 2026Group stage4112550—
African Cup of Nations 2026—100101-1—
African Cup of Nations 2025—321051+4—
African Cup of Nations 2024Fourth place715165+1F · 2nd
African Cup of Nations 2019Round of 164112660A · 3rd
African Cup of Nations 2017Quarter-finals421175+2C · 1st
COSAFA Cup 2016—3111110—
African Cup of Nations 2015Third place6141770B · 2nd
African Cup of Nations 2013Group stage3030330B · 3rd
African Cup of Nations 2006Quarter-finals411236-3B · 2nd
African Cup of Nations 2004Group stage300316-5A · 4th
African Cup of Nations 2002Quarter-finals411234-1C · 2nd
African Cup of Nations 2000Group stage302101-1B · 3rd
African Cup of Nations 1998Third place6312109+1B · 2nd
African Cup of Nations 1996Quarter-finals310223-1C · 2nd

Titles2

African Cup of Nations 2

African Cup of Nations 1974African Cup of Nations 1968

Biggest wins

  1. 10–1 v Zambia 22 Nov 1969 · Friendly
  2. 9–1 v Djibouti 23 Apr 2000 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2000
  3. 7–0 v Madagascar 19 Jul 1965 · All-African Games 1965
  4. 7–0 v Lesotho 25 Jul 1993 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1993
  5. 6–0 v Mauritania 12 Apr 1963 · African Friendship Games 1963
  6. 6–0 v Guinea 2 Jul 1972 · Friendly
  7. 6–0 v Djibouti 13 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
  8. 6–1 v Rwanda 3 Jul 1976 · Friendly
  9. 6–1 v Madagascar 5 Jun 2016 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2016
  10. 5–0 v Central African Republic 7 Aug 1966 · Friendly

Heaviest defeats

  1. 0–9 v Serbia 18 Jun 1974 · FIFA World Cup 1974
  2. 0–7 v Morocco 29 Aug 1996 · Friendly
  3. 0–6 v Tunisia 25 Feb 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
  4. 1–6 v Cameroon 26 Apr 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
  5. 0–4 v Namibia 6 Jun 2009 · Friendly
  6. 3–6 v Egypt 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly
  7. 2–5 v Nigeria 3 Mar 2010 · Friendly
  8. 2–5 v Cameroon 4 Mar 1972 · African Cup of Nations 1972
  9. 2–5 v Ghana 12 Nov 1965 · African Cup of Nations 1965
  10. 1–4 v Morocco 29 Mar 2022 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2022

Opponents68

CameroonCAF3589183553-1822.9%19532025
CongoCAF351510106140+2142.9%19632018
ZambiaCAF30811114743+426.7%19482024
Ivory CoastCAF2265113238-627.3%19632024
GhanaCAF2145122037-1719%19652017
GabonCAF195861619-326.3%19662023
TogoCAF1713313610+2676.5%19652025
TanzaniaCAF179531910+952.9%19672024
MoroccoCAF162951223-1112.5%19722024
AngolaCAF15753168+846.7%19872024
TunisiaCAF143471325-1221.4%19632021
MadagascarCAF148333015+1557.1%19652025
UgandaCAF148152511+1457.1%19652023
KenyaCAF147341915+450%19672019
SenegalCAF142661519-414.3%19682025
GuineaCAF148152818+1057.1%19682024
EgyptCAF142481628-1214.3%19702024
SudanCAF127231911+858.3%19672025
NigeriaCAF103251617-130%19662025
Burkina FasoCAF103251716+130%19732024

By competition10

Friendly18760577032.1%
African Cup of Nations qualification13364323748.1%
FIFA World Cup qualification9748222749.5%
African Cup of Nations8423303127.4%
FIFA World Cup711514.3%
All-African Games531160%
African Friendship Games420250%
Nile Basin Tournament430175%
COSAFA Cup311133.3%
Beijing International Friendship Tournament210150%

Recorded scorers124

Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.

Cédric Bakambu2122016–2025
Dieumerci Mbokani1362008–2021
Shabani Nonda1222000–2008
Yoane Wissa1122020–2026
Ndaye Mulamba1001974–1976
Meschack Elia802016–2025
Jean Kalala N'Tumba701972–1973
Kakoko Etepé701972–1974
Mayanga Maku701972–1974
Yannick Bolasie702014–2018
Eugène Kabongo601988–1992
Fiston Mayele602023–2026

Most capped226

Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 24% of these matches.

Chancel Mbemba88872013–2026
Cédric Bakambu62532015–2026
Samuel Moutoussamy56532019–2026
Meschack Elia54262018–2026
Arthur Masuaku42402018–2026
Issama Mpeko42422012–2021
Yoane Wissa38352020–2026
Edo Kayembe37212019–2026
Théo Bongonda35232022–2026
Marcel Tisserand34342016–2022
Charles Pickel33232023–2026
Fiston Mayele3342023–2026

Every match526

1 Jul 2026England1–2NeutralFIFA World Cup 2026Round of 32
27 Jun 2026Uzbekistan3–1NeutralFIFA World Cup 2026Group stage
23 Jun 2026Colombia0–1NeutralFIFA World Cup 2026Group stage
17 Jun 2026Portugal1–1NeutralFIFA World Cup 2026Group stage
9 Jun 2026Chile1–2NeutralFriendly—
3 Jun 2026Denmark0–0NeutralFriendly—
31 Mar 2026Jamaica1–0NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification 2026—
25 Mar 2026Bermuda2–0NeutralFriendly—
6 Jan 2026Algeria0–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2026—
30 Dec 2025Botswana3–0NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2025—
27 Dec 2025Senegal1–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2025—
23 Dec 2025Benin1–0NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2025—
16 Nov 2025Nigeria1–1 (won on pens)NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
13 Nov 2025Cameroon1–0NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
14 Oct 2025Sudan1–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
10 Oct 2025Togo1–0AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
9 Sep 2025Senegal2–3HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
5 Sep 2025South Sudan4–1AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
8 Jun 2025Madagascar3–1NeutralFriendly—
5 Jun 2025Mali1–0NeutralFriendly—
25 Mar 2025Mauritania2–0AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
21 Mar 2025South Sudan1–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
19 Nov 2024Ethiopia1–2HomeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2024—
16 Nov 2024Guinea0–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2024—
15 Oct 2024Tanzania2–0AwayAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2024—
10 Oct 2024Tanzania1–0HomeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2024—
9 Sep 2024Ethiopia2–0NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2024—
6 Sep 2024Guinea1–0HomeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2024—
9 Jun 2024Togo1–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
6 Jun 2024Senegal1–1AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
10 Feb 2024South Africa0–0NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2024Third-place play-off
7 Feb 2024Ivory Coast0–1AwayAfrican Cup of Nations 2024Semi-final
2 Feb 2024Guinea3–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2024Quarter-final
28 Jan 2024Egypt1–1 (won on pens)NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2024Round of 16
24 Jan 2024Tanzania0–0NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2024Group stage
21 Jan 2024Morocco1–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2024Group stage
17 Jan 2024Zambia1–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2024Group stage
10 Jan 2024Burkina Faso1–2NeutralFriendly—
6 Jan 2024Angola0–0NeutralFriendly—
19 Nov 2023Sudan0–1NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification 2023—