DR Congo will not change World Cup preparations despite US Ebola warning

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) team will not alter their 2026 World Cup preparations despite a warning from cohost the United States regarding Ebola fears. Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House Task Force for the World Cup, stated that the Congolese delegation must isolate for 21 days in Belgium before arriving in Houston on June 11 to avoid being denied entry. The DRC team official, however, confirmed that their training program remains unchanged, noting that no players in the current squad are from the DRC. The team is scheduled to play matches in Houston, Mexico, and Atlanta in June.

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Failure to maintain the 21-day isolation bubble risks the DRC team being denied entry to the United States.

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No player in the current DRC squad has come from DR Congo.

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The DRC team will be based in Houston and play their opening Group K fixture against Portugal on June 17.

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The DRC team has no plans to change their World Cup preparations despite the US warning.

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The US has warned the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) team to isolate for 21 days due to Ebola fears before arriving for the World Cup.

factualAndrew Giuliani, White House Task Force for the World Cup

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World Cup cohosts United States have warned the Democratic Republic of the Congo team to isolate due to Ebola fears.The Democratic Republic of the Congo ‌(DRC) have no plans to change their preparations for the 2026 World Cup, despite ⁠a warning from the ⁠United States that the team must isolate for 21 days before arriving in the country, a team official has said.Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the ⁠White House Task Force for the World Cup, confirmed on Friday that the Congolese delegation needed to maintain a bubble where they are training in Belgium and isolate ⁠for 21 days or risk being denied entry after a deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus in the central African country.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Man Utd’s Fernandes trumps Arsenal to Premier League player of season awardlist 2 of 4‘He’s authentically himself’: Salah leaves a legacy far beyond the pitchlist 3 of 4Five key talking points for the Premier League season finalelist 4 of 4From Palestine to Catalonia, Guardiola believed in more than just footballend of listThe Congolese team are to be based in Houston at the tournament and will play an opening Group K fixture against Portugal on June 17, followed by matches against ‌Colombia on June 23 in Guadalajara, Mexico, and against Uzbekistan on June 27 in Atlanta.“We’ve been very clear to Congo that they should maintain the integrity of their bubble for 21 days before they can then come to Houston on June 11,” Giuliani told ESPN on Saturday.“We’ve made it very clear to the Congo government as well that they need to maintain that bubble, or they risk not being able to travel to the United ⁠States. We cannot be any clearer.”But a team spokesperson said that at ⁠this stage there was no change to their schedule, which includes a friendly against Denmark in Liege, Belgium, on June 3 and another against Chile in Cadiz, Spain, six days later.“We have kept our training programme. No ⁠player in the squad has come from DR Congo,” the official said.

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