The DR Congo national football team announces that it will maintain its planned schedule, including two friendly matches in Belgium and Spain, before going to Houston, Texas, United States, for the World Cup, despite being warned to isolate, stating the entire squad is based outside of the DRC.
The development was among the significant sport stories being followed from World. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to Reuters on 23 May 2026.
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