The Democratic Republic of Congo's men's national football team has been ordered to isolate in Belgium due to an escalating Ebola outbreak ahead of the World Cup. Andrew Giuliani, who leads the FIFIA World Cup taskforce, communicated this decision to FIFA, stressing the importance of maintaining a strict isolation bubble to ensure the team's ability to travel to the United States for their matches. Congo is set to face Portugal on June 17 in Houston, Texas, followed by a match against Colombia on June 23 in Guadalajara, Mexico, and concluding their group stage against Uzbekistan on June 27 in Atlanta, Georgia. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently classified the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo as posing a 'very high' risk, with 82 confirmed cases and 7 deaths reported. Supplies are being dispatched to the affected Ituri province, where the outbreak has intensified amid ongoing armed conflict. Despite the isolation order, most of Congo's players are currently competing in France, not in DR Congo.