The Congo DR national football team, nicknamed The Simbas, is the national team of the Democratic Republic of Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association . It was known as the Zaire national football team when Congo DR was known as Zaire (1971-1997). The team qualified for one World Cups in 1974, but went scoreless in three games. It lost to Yugoslavia 9-0 for the worst margin in World Cup history.
The team won two African Nations Cups: one as Congo DR (or Congo-Kinshasa) in 1968 and one as Zaire in 1974.
World Cup record
- 1930 to 1970 - Did not enter
- 1974 - Round 1 (as Zaire)
- 1978 - Withdrew (as Zaire)
- 1982 to 1998 - Did not qualify (as Zaire)
- 2002 - Did not qualify
African Nations Cup record
- 1957 to 1963 - Did not enter
- 1965 - Round 1
- 1968 - Champions
- 1970 - Round 1
- 1972 - Fourth place (as Zaire)
- 1974 - Champions (as Zaire)
- 1976 - Round 1 (as Zaire)
- 1978 - Did not enter
- 1980 - Did not qualify
- 1982 - Did not qualify
- 1984 - Withdrew
- 1986 - Did not qualify
- 1988 - Round 1 (as Zaire)
- 1990 - Did not qualify
- 1992 - Quarterfinals (as Zaire)
- 1994 - Quarterfinals (as Zaire)
- 1996 - Quarterfinals (as Zaire)
- 1998 - Third place (started qualification as Zaire)
- 2000 - Round 1
- 2002 - Quarterfinals
- 2004 - Round 1
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