Football World Cup 1974 / Zaire

This article covers the Zairean national soccer team at the 1974 World Cup .

qualification

First round

Togo	-	Zaire	0-0
Zaire	-	Togo	4-0

Second round

Cameroon	-	Zaire	0: 1
Zaire	-	Cameroon	0: 1
Playoff
Zaire	-	Cameroon	2-0

Third round

Ghana	-	Zaire	1-0
Zaire	-	Ghana	4: 1

Final round

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Zaire	9: 1	8-0
2	Zambia	5: 6	2: 6
3	Morocco	2: 9	2: 6

Zambia	-	Zaire	0: 2
Zaire	-	Zambia	2: 1
Zaire	-	Morocco	3-0
Morocco	-	Zaire	0: 2 1

¹ The game was rated 0-2 by FIFA as Morocco no longer competed.

Zairean contingent

Number / name		Association at the time	birthday	International matches
goalkeeper
1	Mwamba Kazadi	Tout Puissant Mazembe	03/06/1947
12	Dimbi Tubilandu	AS Vita Club	03/15/1948
22nd	Otepa Kalambay	Tout Puissant Mazembe	11/12/1948
Defense
2	Ilunga Mwepu	Tout Puissant Mazembe	08/22/1949
3	Mwanza Mukombo	Tout Puissant Mazembe	December 17, 1945
4th	Tshimen Buhanga	Tout Puissant Mazembe	04/01/1949
5	Boba Lobilo	AS Vita Club	04/10/1950
11	Babo Kabasu	AS Bilima	03/04/1950
16	Mialo Mwape	Nyiki Lubumbashi	12/30/1951
midfield
6th	Massamba Kilasu	AS Bilima	12/22/1950
7th	Kamunda Tshinabu	Tout Puissant Mazembe	05/08/1946
8th	Mambwene Mana	Imana Kinshasa	10/10/1947
9	Kembo Uba Kembo	AS Vita Club	December 27, 1947
10	Mantantu Kidumu	Imana Kinshasa	11/17/1946
13	Mulamba Ndaye	AS Vita Club	04/11/1948
15th	Mafu Kibonge	Imana Kinshasa	11/17/1946
17th	Kafula Ngoie	Tout Puissant Mazembe	11/11/1945
attack
14th	Adelard Mayanga Maku	AS Vita Club	October 31, 1948
18th	Mafuila Mavuba	AS Vita Club	December 15, 1949
19th	Ekofa Mbungu	Imana Kinshasa	11/24/1948
20th	Kalala Ntumba	AS Vita Club	07/01/1949
21st	Etepe Kakoko	Imana Kinshasa	11/22/1950
Trainer
	Blagoja Vidinić		06/11/1934

Games of the Zairean team

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Yugoslavia	10: 1	4: 2
2	Brazil	3-0	4: 2
3	Scotland	3: 1	4: 2
4th	Zaire	0:14	0: 6

Maku Mayanga (left) and Billy Bremner (right) in a duel

Branko Oblak made it 7-0 against Zaire's goalkeeper Dimbi Tubilandu

Mwanza Mukombo (center) and Mafu Kibonge (right on the floor) defend against Jairzinho

The performances of the teams in Group II were not very positive either - despite the world champions Brazil. The disappointing Brazilians drew two goalless draws against Yugoslavia and Scotland and a less than spectacular 3-0 win against Zaire. Since there was no winner between Yugoslavia and Scotland at 1-1, the goal difference decided to move into the final round. The Yugoslavs' 9-0 victory over Zaire struck through, while the Scots only won 2-0 against the black Africans and had to go home.

• Zaire - Scotland 0: 2 (0: 2)

Stadium: Westfalenstadion ( Dortmund )

Spectators: 25,000

Referee: Schulenburg ( Federal Republic of Germany )

Goals: 0: 1 Lorimer (26th), 0: 2 Jordan (34th)

• Yugoslavia - Zaire 9: 0 (6: 0)

Stadium: Parkstadion ( Gelsenkirchen )

Spectators: 20,000

Referee: Delgado ( Colombia )

Goals: 1-0 Bajević (8th), 2-0 Džajić (14th), 3-0 Šurjak (18th), 4-0 Katalinski (22nd), 5-0 Bajević (30th), 6-0 Bogićević (35th), 7-0 Oblak (61st), 8-0 Petković (65th), 9-0 Bajević (81st)

• Zaire - Brazil 0: 3 (0: 1)

Stadium: Parkstadion ( Gelsenkirchen )

Spectators: 35,000

Referee: Rainea ( Romania )

Goals: 0: 1 Jairzinho (12th), 0: 2 Rivelino (66th), 0: 3 Valdomiro (79th)

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