World Cup 2026: DR Congo asks squad to disband ahead of US entry

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has banned entry for non-Americans who have been in DR Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the previous 21 days.

All DR Congo players based outside the country and whose training camp has been canceled will not be affected by the restrictions now.

“If there are other people who are going to come in, they need to have a separate bubble from that group,” Giuliani said.

“If they come to the end, and if any of these people develop symptoms, they are risking the whole team to be able to come and compete in this World Cup.”

The public health risk of an Ebola outbreak in DR Congo was raised on Friday “High” to “Very High” by the World Health Organization (WHO).

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the risk was “high” across a wide area of ​​Africa but remained “low” globally.

Belgium against Denmark on June 3 and Chile on June 9 in Spain to play a friendly match.

The World Cup runs from June 11 to July 19, and DR Congo will play their opening game against Portugal on June 17.