Group
Finish probabilities
1st 0%
2nd 0%
3rd place 100.0% Qualified from 3rd 100.0% Eliminated in 3rd 0%
4th 0%
Group K
DR Congo
Raw athletic potential in abundance: pace, physicality, and genuine attacking threat up front. The infrastructure around the team has never matched the talent pool, which is a recurring story. Tactically inconsistent and prone to defensive errors, but on the right day against the right opponent they are genuinely dangerous.
This profile summarizes DR Congo's World Cup 2026 simulation path from the latest current-state snapshot: group outlook, finish distribution, possible knockout routes, opponent pools, squad context, and title chances.
Champion 0%
Group qualification 100%
Squad market €147.1m
Avg age 29.1
Avg height 1.818m
Manager Sébastien Desabre
Current-state snapshot
This profile is based on 10k current-state simulations using the WC26 simulator engine. The numbers are a model snapshot, not a guarantee. Team ratings, squads and injury updates may change over time.
Latest result included: France 0-2 Spain
Guide
How to read this team profile
Group finish and stage reach values are model outputs from the latest current-state team profile snapshot. Path sections show how DR Congo's route changes by group finish, while opponent pools summarize the teams most often appearing in each round.
This page uses Knockout-phase current-state snapshot using latest committed Match Updates, official locked results, current ratings, and fixed knockout bracket state as of 15 Jul 2026 1:47 PM UTC+3. Other public forecast pages may still use root compatibility datasets until they are updated separately, and custom Team Strength settings can change future tournament paths in the live simulator.
Tournament
Stage reach probabilities
R32 100%
R16 0%
QF 0%
SF 0%
Final 0%
Champion 0%
Conditional path
Path by group finish
| Finish | Sample | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | Final | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | No longer possible | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd | No longer possible | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | 100.0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Overall opponent pool
Most common opponents by round
If reached shows the opponent split among this team's matches in that round. All sims shows how often the matchup happens across the latest current-state snapshot.
R32
England If reached: 100.0% All sims: 100.0% Matchup win rate: 0% R16
No opponent samples.
QF
No opponent samples.
SF
No opponent samples.
Final
No opponent samples.
Finish 1st
DR Congo opponent pool if finishing 1st
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
No longer possible
R16
No longer possible
QF
No longer possible
SF
No longer possible
Final
No longer possible
Finish 2nd
DR Congo opponent pool if finishing 2nd
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
No longer possible
R16
No longer possible
QF
No longer possible
SF
No longer possible
Final
No longer possible
Finish 3rd
DR Congo opponent pool if finishing 3rd
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
England If reached: 100.0% Path sims: 100.0% Matchup win rate: 0% R16
Not enough samples.
QF
Not enough samples.
SF
Not enough samples.
Final
Not enough samples.
Squad
Current squad
| Pos | Player | Age | Height | Club | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Matthieu Epolo | 21 | 1,89m | Standard Liège | €5.0m |
| GK | Timothy Fayulu | 26 | 1,92m | FC Noah Yerevan | €800k |
| GK | Lionel Mpasi-Nzau | 31 | 1,82m | Le Havre AC | €400k |
| CB | Axel Tuanzebe | 28 | 1,85m | Burnley FC | €5.0m |
| CB | Chancel Mbemba | 31 | 1,82m | LOSC Lille | €2.5m |
| CB | Steve Kapuadi | 28 | 1,96m | Widzew Lodz | €2.5m |
| CB | Dylan Batubinsika | 30 | 1,88m | AE Larisa | €700k |
| LB | Arthur Masuaku | 32 | 1,79m | RC Lens | €2.5m |
| LB | Joris Kayembe | 31 | 1,81m | KRC Genk | €2.5m |
| RB | Aaron Wan-Bissaka | 28 | 1,83m | West Ham United | €22.0m |
| RB | Gédéon Kalulu | 28 | 1,79m | Aris Limassol | €1.3m |
| DM | Ngal'ayel Mukau | 22 | 1,86m | LOSC Lille | €12.0m |
| DM | Charles Pickel | 29 | 1,87m | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | €2.5m |
| CM | Noah Sadiki | 21 | 1,73m | Sunderland AFC | €30.0m |
| CM | Edo Kayembe | 28 | 1,83m | Watford FC | €4.0m |
| CM | Samuel Moutoussamy | 29 | 1,76m | Atromitos Athens | €1.2m |
| CM | Aaron Tshibola | 31 | 1,90m | Kilmarnock FC | €150k |
| AM | Meschack Elia | 28 | 1,73m | Alanyaspor | €1.5m |
| AM | Gaël Kakuta | 34 | 1,73m | AE Larisa | €300k |
| LW | Nathanaël Mbuku | 24 | 1,70m | Montpellier HSC | €2.0m |
| LW | Brian Cipenga | 28 | 1,72m | CD Castellón | €2.0m |
| RW | Théo Bongonda | 30 | 1,75m | Spartak Moscow | €3.0m |
| CF | Yoane Wissa | 29 | 1,76m | Newcastle United | €30.0m |
| CF | Simon Banza | 29 | 1,89m | Al-Jazira Club | €10.0m |
| CF | Fiston Mayele | 31 | 1,85m | Pyramids FC | €1.8m |
| CF | Cédric Bakambu | 35 | 1,82m | Real Betis Balompié | €1.4m |
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