Despite being ahead on the scoreboard for almost 70 minutes, the Democratic Republic of the Congo could not sustain the advantage and They lost 2-1 to England in the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup.
If the situation was already hard enough in itself, it got worse for the coach of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Frenchman Sébastien Desabre, who found out, in the middle of a press conference after the defeat, after the death of his father.
The moment was captured on video and quickly went viral on social networks, where many users expressed messages of support for the coach of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In the video you can see Desabre during the press conference, while answering questions about the loss to England.
So, the communication team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, after the last question addressed to the coach, ended the conference by announcing:
“We want to announce about the death of coach Desabre’s father, we are very sorry.”
At that moment, the coach, with a surprised look, He got up from his chair, thanked those present and left the room.
According to Infobaethe communication assistant of the Congolese team made the decision to report the news at that time to prevent it from spreading later.
The coach did not give any statements either. additional after leaving the press conference.
Another version suggests that the coach He would have found out about his father’s death even hours before the game against Englandbut he made the decision to lead the party.