Cameroon are one of the historic national teams absent from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 2026 FIFA World Cup features an expanded 48-team format for the first time, but unfortunately some historic teams are not part of the tournament.

The presentation of Group K for the 2026 World Cup! The teams ⚔️ Portugal 🇵🇹 Colombia 🇨🇴 DR Congo 🇨🇩 Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 The schedule 📝 17.06 - 7pm: Portugal vs DR Congo 18.06 - 4am: Uzbekistan vs Colombia 23.

The squad arrived in style at Houston amid heartbreak over ebola-related restrictions that have kept fans home from the games

Sebastien Desabre, coach of the World Cup team from Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo, said he hoped his team would put up a "good showing" after they were allowed to enter the United States on Thursday.

Get live updates for Colombia vs Congo DR in the FIFA World Cup 2026. Real-time scores, commentary, live goals, lineups, and match stats.

On the first day of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Houston's fan festival reached its 7,500-person capacity and multiple people were reportedly hospitalized with heat-related illnesses.