Zaire

Zaire is a country that existed from 1971 until 1997. Since the qualifying for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, it is now Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Zaire only qualified for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. They lost every game in a group involving Yugoslavia, defending champions Brazil and Scotland. This is to date and as of 2014, the only time that the Democratic Republic of the Congo qualified for a FIFA World Cup tournament.