The DRC team closed their journey at the 2026 World Cup after a 1-2 defeat to England. The African representative soon took the lead and maintained a disciplined counter-attacking defense for most of the match. However, Harry Kane's double in the 2nd half helped the "Three Lions" come back to win the right to the quarterfinals.
Despite stopping, the DRC still left many marks in their first appearance at the World Cup since 1974, when the team was still named Zaire. Coach Sebastien Desabre's team once drew with Portugal, and only lost to England and Uzbekistan with a minimum score difference.
After the match, coach Desabre attended a press conference as usual to assess the team's performance. When the media response ended, the media staff of the DRC team suddenly announced in French that the father of this strategist had passed away, and sent condolences to him.
According to a video shared from the press conference room, coach Desabre appeared stunned when receiving the bad news. However, he remained calm, sending thanks to the reporters before quickly leaving the press conference room.
This moment quickly attracted attention on social networks. Many fans and football fans around the world sent condolences and encouragement to the French strategist at a time when he had just experienced defeat with the national team and had to accept a great loss in his family.
Previously, coach Desabre was assessed as having made a great contribution to helping the DRC create a memorable journey at the 2026 World Cup. The disciplined, fighting spirit of the African representative received many compliments from experts, although the team could not create a surprise against England in the knockout round.
