{"id":5181,"date":"2026-06-24T02:26:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T02:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=5181"},"modified":"2026-06-24T02:26:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T02:26:26","slug":"fifa-world-cup-group-k-live-colombia-vs-congo-dr-build-up-team-news-radio-commentary-live-text-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=5181","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup Group K LIVE: Colombia vs Congo DR &#8211; build-up, team news, radio commentary &#038; live text updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"asset:0730a0ed-df39-410c-a26f-577ea21886f3\">\n<header class=\"ssrcss-1gu7x8n-Header e14e9ror5\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1de7kuz-HeadingContainer e14e9ror1\"><\/p>\n<h3 type=\"normal\" class=\"ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-189b1h2-HeadlineWrap e14e9ror2\"><span>Who is the DR Congo superfan?<\/span><span class=\"ssrcss-rcvhal-ServerSideTime e14e9ror0\"><span data-testid=\"timestamp\" class=\"ssrcss-19b8cwc-Timestamp ekpio9q4\"><span data-testid=\"accessible-timestamp\" class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">published at 02:58 BST<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ssrcss-crgz56-Time ekpio9q2\">02:58 BST<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-j37a1a-SubheadlineWrap e14e9ror3\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-fxb76l-Paragraph e14e9ror4\"><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-189b1h2-HeadlineWrap e14e9ror2\">Colombia v DR Congo (03:00 BST)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/header>\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-hc6arm-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-17zkhwg-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Michel Kuka Mboladinga wearing a red suit jacket and blue trousers\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/640\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/6\/24\/0029fcea-e20c-4ac1-a90c-c659c6b59d5d.jpg.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/6\/24\/0029fcea-e20c-4ac1-a90c-c659c6b59d5d.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/6\/24\/0029fcea-e20c-4ac1-a90c-c659c6b59d5d.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/6\/24\/0029fcea-e20c-4ac1-a90c-c659c6b59d5d.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/6\/24\/0029fcea-e20c-4ac1-a90c-c659c6b59d5d.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/6\/24\/0029fcea-e20c-4ac1-a90c-c659c6b59d5d.jpg.webp 800w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"\/><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-tzgxt7-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\"><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">Image source, <\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">For those of you that watched the Africa Cup of Nations last year, you may be familiar with DR Congo superfan Michel Kuka Mboladinga&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Better known as Lumumba Vea or the &#8216;living statue&#8217;, he is also set to be one of the most recognisable spectators at the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He has received plenty of recognition both at home and globally due to his iconic ability to imitate a statue for the duration of a match involving his team and his distinctive look.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Unable to attend their opening World Cup match due to a mandatory quarantine because of DR Congo&#8217;s Ebola outbreak, Mboladinga has been pictured in Mexico in good spirits and is expected to be in the crowd tonight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/articles\/cy04vnlzkn2o\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Read more about Mboladinga here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is the DR Congo superfan?published at 02:58 BST 02:58 BST Colombia v DR Congo (03:00 BST) Image source, 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