Chancel Mbemba
Congo DR
Age
31
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Chancel Mbemba
Congo DR have named Chancel Mbemba in Sébastien Desabre's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, the centre-back making the cut. The LOSC Lille defender is 31 at kick-off, a former youth international valued at around €2.00m and a long-serving captain. Congo DR were drawn in Group K alongside Portugal, Uzbekistan and Colombia. They open against Portugal at NRG Stadium in Houston on 17 June, then face Colombia at Estadio Akron in Zapopan on 23 June before meeting Uzbekistan at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on 27 June. Congo DR reached the finals by winning Inter-confederation play-off Path 1, qualifying on 31 March 2026. The group stage runs through June as Sébastien Desabre's side look to make their mark.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
An aggressive, athletic centre-back and long-serving captain, Mbemba reads the game well and defends on the front foot. He stands 1.82 m and is right-footed, and has played 1,657 minutes this season. At 31 he is part of Sébastien Desabre's plans for the 2026 group stage.
World Cup History
Chancel Mbemba reaches a first senior World Cup in 2026. With 106 caps and seven goals, the centre-back is a senior leader of this Congo DR side, marshalling the defence as Congo DR reach the finals. With more than a century of caps, he organises the back line.
National Team
Congo DR
Tier 5
£4m
📋 Teammates (25)
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Goal Rush Impact
Mbemba features in the Congo DR selection, where the side take a Tier 5 place at £4m. He has 106 caps and 7 goals for Congo DR. He lines up at the back as Congo DR open Group K against Portugal.
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Mbemba at the 2026 World Cup
Mbemba is a confirmed centre-back in Sébastien Desabre's 26-man Congo DR squad for the 2026 World Cup, in the Congo DR side opening their Group K campaign in June.
Picking Congo DR in Goal Rush
Congo DR are a Tier 5 side on the card at £4m, drawn into Group K with Portugal first up in the group.
Chancel Mbemba World Cup 2026 FAQs
Congo DR sit in Tier 5 at £4m and begin Group K against Portugal, so the slot is a team figure for Congo DR as a whole rather than a single-name call on Mbemba at the World Cup this summer.
Mbemba operates as a centre-back for Congo DR, with LOSC Lille his club side. Sébastien Desabre has named him among Congo DR's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, lined up in Group K for the group stage later this summer.
Not before this. The 2026 finals are a first senior World Cup for the LOSC Lille centre-back, Mbemba named in Congo DR's 26 by Sébastien Desabre with no previous World Cup behind him at the senior level.
The club Mbemba plays for is LOSC Lille. He is among Congo DR's centre-backs in Sébastien Desabre's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, and Congo DR open their Group K campaign against Portugal in mid-June this summer.
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