Congo

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1Continental titles· last 1972

Footprint

Tournament appearances

Trophies

Major trophies

Last appearance

2015

World Cup appearances

Continental appearances

Last final reached

1972

Last trophy

1972

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Congo. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Iraq

Repeat continental finalists

Honors 1.50 · distance 0.24

Haiti

Repeat continental finalists

Honors 1.50 · distance 0.33

Guatemala

Repeat continental finalists

Honors 1.50 · distance 0.49

Kenya

Repeat continental finalists

Honors 0.00 · distance 0.60

Qatar

Repeat continental finalists

Honors 3.00 · distance 0.60

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

Year	Name	Tournament	Round reached
2015	Congo	AFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 2015	Quarterfinal
2000	Congo	AFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 2000	Appearance
1992	Congo	AFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 1992	Quarterfinal
1978	Congo	AFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 1978	Appearance
1974	Congo	AFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 1974	Semifinal
1972	Congo	AFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 1972	Champion
1968	Congo-Brazzaville	AFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 1968	Appearance

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Venue
1972	Africa Cup of Nations	Mali	3-2	Won	Stade Omnisports, Cameroon