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DR Congo lose to Chile as Ebola outbreak forces change of venue

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The Democratic Republic of ⁠Congo wrapped up a disrupted World Cup warm-up campaign with ‌a 2-1 defeat by Chile in ‌a behind-closed-doors friendly in Orleans ‌on Tuesday.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/chile-KUCG35cM/d-r-congo-phn9mm8H/?mid=xlHCZ7lR"]The match was switched ‌to the French city and played ‌without spectators[/a] after authorities in Cadiz, the original host venue, called ‌it off, citing public ⁠health concerns ‌linked to an Ebola outbreak in ​the central African nation.[/p][p]After a goalless first half, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/osorio-dario/bX9wQWSA/"]Dario ​Osorio[/a] put [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chile/KUCG35cM/"]Chile[/a] ahead in the 52nd minute, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sepulveda-matias/AyjWHmwn/"]Matias Sepulveda[/a] ⁠added ​a second four minutes from time. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kayembe-joris/MTvtILKc/"]Joris Kayembe[/a] pulled one back for the Congolese side in the ‌88th minute.[/p][p]US officials have told teams that players and staff must have been outside the DRC for 21 days and symptom-free before entering the country for the World Cup.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/d-r-congo/phn9mm8H/"]Congo[/a] are due to travel to their tournament ‌base in Houston on Thursday ​and open their Group K ‌campaign against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portugal/WvJrjFVN/"]Portugal[/a] six days later. They then face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colombia/G02s4PCS/"]Colombia[/a] in Guadalajara on June 23rd and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/uzbekistan/EZYKKRMc/"]Uzbekistan[/a] in Atlanta ⁠on June ⁠27th.[/p]

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