About this match

It is the meeting of two teams that personify the word 'perseverance': DR Congo returns to the World Cup after 52 years of absence, and Uzbekistan plays their first World Cup in history. In 1974, as Zaire, the Congolese suffered heavy defeats but planted the seed of Central African football on the global stage. Now both have the chance to prove they belong — and every point won in this match will be worth its weight in gold for two nations that waited decades for this moment.

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