The Democratic Republic of Congo Will face New Caledonia or Jamaica in the final of the intercontinental playoffs, Foot Africa reports.
The intercontinental playoff draw for the 2026 World Cup took place in Zurich today (Thursday).
The six nations who made the playoffs now know the exact path they must take to secure one of the last two available spots.
As a seeded team, DR Congo can be pleased with a favorable bracket: they will face the winner of the New Caledonia vs Jamaica showdown, a draw that stands out as one of the most advantageous of this edition.
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Meanwhile, Iraq, also a seeded team, will take on the winner of Bolivia vs Suriname.
The tournament will be held in Mexico, between Guadalajara and Monterrey, from March 23 to 31, 2026, with a straightforward format: semi-finals, followed by decisive finals.
DR Congo booked their spot at this stage by knocking out Nigeria on penalties.
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I very much doubt DRC will be able to beat Jamaica, which they’re likely to face.
Bro, if Jamaica couldn’t qualify ahead of Curacao who they played in the last match and didn’t score a goal, they’ll be toast for Congo DR.
Africa just got the 10th team jare.
Shame on Eagles for missing this golden chance.
Next time, they’ll take qualifiers seriously from match day 1 but not with most of the current squad whose football age should have made them relevant in 2027 but Nigeria will not allow them to dream of being third time lucky after messing up 2022 and 2026 qualifications.
Many should just not accept call-ups after afcon next month so that we can know the gaps to fill as quickly as possible.
No one should come and deceive us with being young.
Osinachi Ohale for example is 33 in falcons defense and Madugu will definitely trust her with manning our defense in WAFCON next year?
Local coaches are so blindly loyal to players rather than think long term.
If Nigeria had not forced onome ebi out, imagine how our central defense pairing would have been if demehin hadn’t been fast tracked.
I weep for falcons sha. No success plan for Plumptre, Alozie, Ordega, Oshoala, Uchenna, and many other first team members who are at least 28 years and we want to exceed 2023 mark in 2027? No be if we qualify first for at least semi finals?
Rasheedat is 25 but her “quietness” lately on the pitch is a cause for concern. I hope it’s not football age too.
I don’t know why I’m so passionate about falcons more than eagles.
Maybe perhaps we need to maintain our dominance. For me, I believe not all good things should come to an end.
Who will save Super Falcons? They ruined flamingos. Falconets might soon be found out unless Aduku sticks with merit. Now, falcons? No friendly this month? Haba
@Sly, the Falcons always come to the rescue of heartbroken Nigerians whenever the male team goofs as usual.
The men failed to qualify for the 2022 WC, but the girls raised our hope for the women’s WC in NZ/AUS, producing some of the best football in the tournament and causing a few upsets.
The Afcon. The men stumbled at the most critical stage, but the next year (this year), the ladies won it in style.
Again, the men have flattered to deceive again. I am confident the women will, once again, produce magic by qualifying for the FIFA WC next year and, who knows, get to the semis or final. They’re 100% capable.
Regarding the ages of the SE, I was reading Ekong’s post-match interview between the lines and noticed he chose his words when discussing the 2030 WC. He said he’s sure the guys will be able to make it. He ruled himself out. I suspect he’s not thinking of still playing international football by 2030. At that time, Osimhen might be the skippo, and players like Fredreick would have become senior members of the team.
But then, it begs the question: Which age-grade team will be producing the talents, since even that one is currently in limbo, thanks to the NFF? Just take some time to watch the ongoing FIFA U17 WC and see the talents that are coming through for Uganda, Burkina Faso, SA, Morocco, and Zambia. Incredible! Nigeria is nowhere to be found. The former constant participants and record winners!
So why are you telling us??
So we should organise a party and start dancing??
Nonsense!