DR Congo (Zaire) (DR Congo (Zaire))
Les Léopards
First kit: 1963
Iconic kits
World Cup debut in West Germany — Zaire became FORSTA BLACKAFRIKANSKA landet to play VM. Förlorade all three matches: 0-2 against Scotland, 0-9 against Yugoslavia (a of World Cup's störstake defeats), 0-3 against Brazil. The green the shirt with Mobutus leopard-emblem.
Mwepu Ilungas BERÖMDA sparken — in the match against Brazil sprintakede the defender Mwepu Ilunga out ur muren and SPARKADE BORT bollen before Brasiliens free kick beats! Domaren gave yellow short. En of World Cup history's mest bisarra/komiska scener — has förmanageds with to Mwepu missförstod rules or protested against Mobutus hot.
AFCON-titel — Zaire won sin ANDRA Africa-mästerskapstitel some månader FORE VM 1974, vilket gave Mobutu förhoppningen if VM-forwardgång. Tränaren Bteamoje Vidinic (jugoslav) sades dock ha förhandlat bort three VM-poäng to Yugoslavia... rykte as never bevisats.
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💡 Trivia
- Zaire 1974 was FORSTA blackfrikanska landet in VM — and lost 0-9 against Yugoslavia, a of World Cup history's störstake defeats.
- Mwepu Ilungas spark — in the match against Brazil sprang the defender out ur muren and sparkade BORT bollen before Brasiliens free kick had steamits! Helt against the rules. Förklaringar varierar: missförstånd of rules, protest against Mobutu, or bara nervositet.
- Mobutu Sese Seko had lovat the players big belöningar for VM 1974 — but after the katakestrofala the tournament became they hotakede and vissa flydde to Belgium. Decennier later berättakede several player to Mobutu had hotaket with fängelse if they lost fler matches.
- After Mobutus fall 1997 changed landet namn from Zaire to Demokratiska Rethe crowd Congo and changed shirt colours from grön-yellow to blue-yellow-red.