Siwelele shotstopper Ricardo Goss embraces intense race for World Cup spot
Siwelele goalkeeper Ricardo Goss admits the competition amongst the goalkeeper for a place at the World Cup is stronger than ever.
Cedric Bakambu in dreamland as the DR Congo seal World Cup place
Former England under-21 international Axel Tuanzebe scored the vital goal in the 100th minute at the Akron Stadium to seal the country's first World Cup appearance in 52 years.
The DR Congo last played at the 1974 tournament but grabbed the second-last available slot at this year's tournament to take their place in Group K alongside Portugal, Uzbekistan and Colombia.
Speaking after the game, an ecstatic Bakambu said on BBC: "We're happy, we're really delighted.
"Right now, I don't think we fully realise it yet, but when we get back to Kinshasa, it's going to be crazy. Congratulations to my teammates and to all Congolese people around the world."
"It's very frustrating to lose like that, very frustrating," said Jamaica striker Ephron Mason-Clark. It's tournament football, we're just lacking a goal, that's all. Right now, it's difficult to take any positives from this experience."
Elsewhere on Tuesday, Iraq booked their World Cup spot with defeat of Bolivia as Italy sensationally missed out on a third successive World Cup after losing a penalty shoot-out to Bosnia.
Neymar overjoyed after emotional Brazil World Cup recall following injury comeback
Neymar has revealed he "cried for several hours" after being included in Brazil's World Cup squad, marking an emotional return to the international stage after a long injury layoff that cast doubt over his future with the national team.
Bafana defender Siyabonga Ngezana dismisses reports of World Cup squad omission
FCSB defender Siyabonga Ngezana said there is no truth to the reporting that he has already been omitted from Hugo Broos' final World Cup squad.
Ernst Middendorp not eager to experiment with Bafana Bafana head coach role
Ernst Middendorp admits he is not the right man to replace Hugo Broos after the World Cup.