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DR Congo beat Jamaica to reach World Cup via intercontinental finals

Al Jazeera · · 447 words
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“DR Congo beat Jamaica to reach World Cup via intercontinental finals”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will decide the 45 teams that will join hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Qualification began on 7 September 2023 with three…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) was the African section of the qualification tournament for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico. A total of nine slo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The DR Congo national football team (French: Équipe nationale de football de la République démocratique du Congo), recognised by FIFA as Congo DR and by CAF as DR Congo, represents the Democratic Repu…
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“Former Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe scores in extra time as DR Congo beat Jamaica 1-0 in qualifying playoff”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The inter-confederation play-offs of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament (officially named the FIFA World Cup 2026 Play-Off Tournament) will determine two qualification spots for the 2026…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The DR Congo national football team (French: Équipe nationale de football de la République démocratique du Congo), recognised by FIFA as Congo DR and by CAF as DR Congo, represents the Democratic Repu…
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“DR Congo are the latest team to book their spot at the FIFA World Cup 2026 following their 1-0 win against Jamaica after extra time in their Intercontinental Playoff final”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) was the African section of the qualification tournament for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico. A total of nine slo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualificat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The inter-confederation play-offs of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament (officially named the FIFA World Cup 2026 Play-Off Tournament) will determine two qualification spots for the 2026…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualificat…
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“Former Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe netted the only goal in the first half of extra time to settle the tie after a tense affair in normal time”
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“The victory means there will be 10 teams from Africa lining up at the 2026 edition of football’s showpiece event”
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“DR Congo defeated Nigeria in a playoff at the end of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) qualifying to reach the intercontinental stage”
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“Jamaica beat New Caledonia on Thursday in their intercontinental pathway to reach this stage”
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“DR Congo’s ranking – as one of the African sides – meant they were placed straight into the final”
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“They have only once previously reached the finals – in 1974 as Zaire, similarly Jamaica have only reached the finals in 1998 in France”
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“DR Congo will now join the World Cup group of Portugal, Columbia and Uzbekistan, playing the former in their opening game”
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“The last World Cup spot available will be decided in the other Intercontinental final between Iraq and Bolivia, which will be played later on Tuesday”
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