🇨🇩 DR Congo — World Cup trajectory
Squad value, stage reached, and over/under vs the Elo baseline, tournament by tournament,
then the full squad each year. Value figures carry a completeness flag where the squad is not fully matched.
World Cup record
Best finish
Round of 32
2026
Record
1–1–2
4 matches (W–D–L)
| Year | Stage | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Squad value | Outlast | Over/under |
|---|
| 2026 | Round of 32 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | €144M | 0.3404 | — |
2026 squad — Round of 32
| # | Player |
Pos | Age | Club | Apps |
Gls | Ast | Min |
CL | CLG | Value |
|---|
| 1 |
Lionel Mpasi | GK |
31 |
Le Havre |
4 | 0 |
0 |
315 |
0 | 0 |
€0.4M |
| 2 |
Aaron Wan-Bissaka | DF |
28 |
West Ham United |
233 | 4 |
21 |
20,146 |
15 | 0 |
€15.0M |
| 3 |
Steve Kapuadi | DF |
28 |
Widzew Łódź |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€2.5M |
| 4 |
Axel Tuanzebe | DF |
28 |
Burnley |
65 | 1 |
1 |
4,330 |
6 | 0 |
€5.0M |
| 5 |
Dylan Batubinsika | DF |
30 |
AEL |
25 | 1 |
0 |
2,017 |
5 | 0 |
€0.6M |
| 6 |
Ngal'ayel Mukau | MF |
21 |
Lille |
52 | 1 |
1 |
2,733 |
8 | 2 |
€15.0M |
| 7 |
Nathanaël Mbuku | MF |
24 |
Montpellier |
83 | 6 |
3 |
4,133 |
2 | 0 |
€2.0M |
| 8 |
Samuel Moutoussamy | MF |
29 |
Atromitos |
144 | 3 |
7 |
7,710 |
0 | 0 |
€1.2M |
| 9 |
Brian Cipenga | FW |
28 |
Castellón |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€2.0M |
| 10 |
Théo Bongonda | MF |
30 |
Spartak Moscow |
92 | 8 |
8 |
5,444 |
6 | 0 |
€3.0M |
| 11 |
Gaël Kakuta | FW |
34 |
AEL |
217 | 35 |
27 |
15,143 |
6 | 0 |
€0.2M |
| 12 |
Joris Kayembe | DF |
31 |
Genk |
3 | 0 |
0 |
87 |
0 | 0 |
€2.0M |
| 13 |
Meschak Elia | FW |
28 |
Alanyaspor |
8 | 1 |
0 |
165 |
17 | 3 |
€1.5M |
| 14 |
Noah Sadiki | MF |
21 |
Sunderland |
33 | 0 |
1 |
2,896 |
0 | 0 |
€35.0M |
| 15 |
Aaron Tshibola | MF |
31 |
Kilmarnock |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€0.1M |
| 16 |
Timothy Fayulu | GK |
26 |
Noah |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€0.8M |
| 17 |
Cédric Bakambu | FW |
35 |
Real Betis |
231 | 58 |
12 |
11,895 |
2 | 1 |
€1.2M |
| 18 |
Charles Pickel | MF |
29 |
Espanyol |
57 | 2 |
0 |
3,185 |
0 | 0 |
€2.5M |
| 19 |
Fiston Mayele | FW |
31 |
Pyramids |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€1.8M |
| 20 |
Yoane Wissa | FW |
29 |
Newcastle United |
196 | 56 |
19 |
11,541 |
4 | 1 |
€25.0M |
| 21 |
Matthieu Epolo | GK |
21 |
Standard Liège |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€8.0M |
| 22 |
Chancel Mbemba | DF |
31 |
Lille |
116 | 7 |
2 |
9,608 |
31 | 5 |
€2.0M |
| 23 |
Simon Banza | FW |
29 |
Al Jazira |
38 | 6 |
3 |
1,484 |
6 | 0 |
€10.0M |
| 24 |
Gédéon Kalulu | DF |
28 |
Aris Limassol |
48 | 0 |
5 |
3,410 |
0 | 0 |
€1.0M |
| 25 |
Edo Kayembe | MF |
28 |
Watford |
13 | 0 |
0 |
799 |
0 | 0 |
€4.0M |
| 26 |
Arthur Masuaku | DF |
32 |
Lens |
139 | 2 |
14 |
9,907 |
11 | 1 |
€2.0M |
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
peak €40M (2019-09) → €15M at kickoff ·
−62%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
| Selected pathway league | Apps | Min |
|---|
| Championship | 226 | 16,289 |
| Eredivisie | 48 | 2,327 |
| Scottish Premiership | 70 | 4,947 |
| Primeira Liga | 272 | 19,524 |
| Belgian Pro League | 624 | 45,977 |
| Süper Lig | 205 | 14,779 |
All competitions (141)
| Competition | Apps | Min |
|---|
| Ligue 1 | 796 | 49,394 |
| Premier League | 666 | 48,357 |
| Belgian Pro League | 624 | 45,977 |
| Ligue 2 | 573 | 43,524 |
| La Liga | 297 | 16,655 |
| Primeira Liga | 272 | 19,524 |
| EFL Cup | 266 | 18,917 |
| Championship | 226 | 16,289 |
| Süper Lig | 205 | 14,779 |
| UEFA Europa League | 182 | 12,751 |
| CN2A | 148 | 11,622 |
| Super League Greece | 120 | 9,222 |
| UEFA Champions League | 119 | 8,185 |
| Ekstraklasa | 106 | 8,963 |
| PO2 | 106 | 7,624 |
| CSL | 90 | 6,740 |
| FRC | 83 | 4,957 |
| GB21 | 81 | 6,590 |
| EJPL | 79 | 5,922 |
| ACL | 74 | 4,904 |
| POBE | 73 | 5,582 |
| CN2B | 70 | 5,742 |
| Scottish Premiership | 70 | 4,947 |
| CGB | 69 | 5,022 |
| EGY1 | 67 | 4,935 |
| CHPR | 63 | 5,102 |
| UCOL | 60 | 4,521 |
| TR2 | 59 | 4,086 |
| Serie B | 58 | 3,352 |
| FR3 | 56 | 3,790 |
| Russian Premier League | 56 | 3,299 |
| CCB | 55 | 4,119 |
| C2 | 50 | 4,311 |
| Eredivisie | 48 | 2,327 |
| CN2C | 46 | 3,707 |
| Segunda División | 45 | 2,935 |
| POPO | 45 | 3,397 |
| FA Cup | 44 | 3,260 |
| BE2 | 40 | 3,435 |
| TRP | 36 | 2,516 |
| Serie A | 35 | 2,506 |
| UAE1 | 34 | 2,557 |
| ZYP1 | 34 | 2,617 |
| PT23 | 32 | 2,535 |
| 19YL | 30 | 2,549 |
| S1PO | 30 | 2,108 |
| CDR | 29 | 1,724 |
| CLQ | 28 | 1,532 |
| PT3A | 27 | 1,968 |
| ELQ | 26 | 2,029 |
| FRL | 24 | 1,473 |
| CAFC | 23 | 1,597 |
| GB4 | 23 | 2,022 |
| SCC | 23 | 1,721 |
| POCP | 22 | 1,603 |
| GRP | 21 | 1,429 |
| LUX1 | 21 | 1,651 |
| VFVB | 21 | 1,788 |
| CH17 | 19 | 1,590 |
| RUP | 19 | 874 |
| CH18 | 18 | 1,347 |
| ECLQ | 18 | 1,227 |
| ISR1 | 17 | 1,227 |
| CN2D | 16 | 789 |
| K League 1 | 16 | 498 |
| SLO1 | 16 | 1,417 |
| C3NA | 13 | 1,124 |
| Persian Gulf Pro League | 13 | 704 |
| C3IF | 12 | 1,080 |
| EGCP | 12 | 804 |
| FRR1 | 12 | 628 |
| GB3 | 12 | 927 |
| PLIC | 12 | 947 |
| C3NO | 11 | 990 |
| C3OC | 10 | 900 |
| GBRS | 10 | 861 |
| POGR | 10 | 700 |
| POPU | 10 | 945 |
| TDV | 10 | 855 |
| BE2E | 9 | 781 |
| GBQ2 | 9 | 786 |
| CHFA | 8 | 726 |
| CIT | 8 | 668 |
| EGYP | 8 | 568 |
| ISRF | 8 | 553 |
| SCPA | 8 | 482 |
| AFCL | 7 | 629 |
| CPO1 | 7 | 474 |
| SFA | 7 | 352 |
| C3CM | 6 | 468 |
| NLBE | 6 | 540 |
| NLP | 6 | 412 |
| P3Au | 6 | 540 |
| POSB | 6 | 302 |
| SCPM | 6 | 434 |
| BE2A | 5 | 436 |
| CSLC | 5 | 427 |
| ACLE | 4 | 132 |
| ARM1 | 4 | 360 |
| BESC | 4 | 312 |
| C3HF | 4 | 360 |
| CAFS | 4 | 253 |
| CHUC | 4 | 315 |
| FRYC | 4 | 360 |
| GBR | 4 | 332 |
| LUXP | 4 | 360 |
| POLL | 4 | 355 |
| RLB3 | 4 | 333 |
| UALC | 4 | 294 |
| ZYPA | 4 | 296 |
| ESCU | 3 | 270 |
| ESJP | 3 | 202 |
| FAYC | 3 | 270 |
| FIC1 | 3 | 244 |
| ISPO | 3 | 223 |
| Bundesliga | 3 | 36 |
| POCC | 3 | 300 |
| SKC | 3 | 270 |
| SLMR | 3 | 270 |
| 21PL | 2 | 180 |
| BASU | 2 | 159 |
| CHC2 | 2 | 180 |
| F19F | 2 | 180 |
| GBFL | 2 | 155 |
| KRC | 2 | 67 |
| SLAR | 2 | 135 |
| TRS | 2 | 180 |
| UAEP | 2 | 165 |
| ARPO | 1 | 90 |
| C18E | 1 | 120 |
| C3BR | 1 | 45 |
| CHC3 | 1 | 90 |
| CHSC | 1 | 90 |
| FRCH | 1 | 26 |
| IRNP | 1 | 71 |
| NLBA | 1 | 90 |
| PL31 | 1 | 90 |
| PLSC | 1 | 90 |
| POSU | 1 | 76 |
| SC1P | 1 | 90 |
| SWEP | 1 | 90 |
Squad traits
Mean height
181 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
184 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
40%
prospect share
Goal dependency
30%
Cédric Bakambu of squad league goals
Value dependency
24%
Noah Sadiki of squad value
Precocity
4,110′
top-5 min before 21
Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Nathanaël Mbuku (4,110′), Arthur Masuaku (2,361′), Théo Bongonda (2,170′).