Highlights and goals: Mauritania 0-2 DR Congo in 2026 World Cup Qualifiers

Mauritania

IN:
Abdallahi Mahmoud
El Mami Tetah

OUT:
Sidi Yacoub
Beyatt Lekoueiry

DR Congo

IN:
Noah Sadiki

OUT: 
Meschack Elia    

Second substitution for each team.

Mauritania

IN:
Pape Ndiaga Yade

OUT:
Hemeya Tanjy

DR Congo

IN:
Grady Diangana

OUT:
Yoane Wissa

Little or nothing happened in the second half, the visitors controlled the score well and focused on being organized in the defensive zone, but Mauritania showed no way to generate danger.  

Second substitution of the match, first for the Democratic Republic of Congo.

IN:
Fiston Mayele

OUT:
Cedric Bakambu

Substitution center forward for center forward looking to extend the lead and take some peace of mind.

Few emotions and novelties in this second half in Mauritania. Neither team has had a big attacking play so far and for the moment it is all about sharing the ball and moving it from one side to the other.

First substitution of the match and first for the Mauritania team.

IN:
Sidi Bouna Amar

OUT:
Idrissa Thiam

Positional substitution in search of an equalizer.    

In these first minutes of the second half, the Mauritanian national team went all out on the attack looking to score the equalizer without letting much more time pass, but they were offside in their attacking moves.

The match is a constant back and forth, mostly a back and forth between Mauritania but they fail to generate dangerous plays and the DR Congo manages and defends well the result in their favor. 

Despite the fact that the DR Congo team has the score in its favor, after the goal they have not attacked the Mauritanian area again, but the locals do not seem to have the tools to create sufficiently dangerous attacking plays either.

Mauritania is going on the attack in search of an equalizer but so far they have not been effective enough to finish plays, having already taken 2 corner kicks. Maybe it is more the enthusiasm of the fans than the plays as such.

The Mauritanian team gets the first corner kick of the match that ends up rejected by a visiting player and sends the ball to a throw-in. We still don't have the first shot on goal by the home side.

Without excitement so far, the Mauritanian team is now the one who has the most possession of the ball with 65%, but they are not able to generate much danger in front of the goal.    

After the early goal, there were no further developments in the match, with DR Congo dominating possession of the ball and Mauritania still unable to create any dangerous chances in the opponent's area.

The ball is already rolling at the Stade Municipal de Nouadhibou in the city of Nouadhibou in Mauritania between the Mauritania national soccer team and the DR Congo national soccer team in this match for the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. 

The teams of Mauritania and DR Congo are taking the field and we are ready to bring you as much information as possible from Nouadhibou.

We are getting ready for the ceremonial anthems of both countries.

Lionel M'Pasi
Timothy Fayulu
Rocky Bushiri Kiranga
Henoc Inonga
Brian Bayeye
Ngal'ayel Mukau
Noah Sadiki
Grady Diangana
Silas Katompa Mvumpa
Fiston Mayele
Samuel Essende
Simon Banza

Babacar Diop
Said Imigene
Aly Abeid
Soukrana Mheimid
Oumar Ngom
Maata Magassa
Mohamed Lemine Hawbott
El Mami Tetah
Abdallahi Mahmoud
Sidi Amar Bouna
Hamady N'Diaye
Papa Ndiaga Yade

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My name is Miguel Niño and I will be your host for this match.