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The Ghost of Kinshasa: Why England Can’t Solve the DR Congo Puzzle

By Sofia Laurent · 5 min read

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The air inside the stadium was a thick, humid curtain that seemed to snag in the throats of the England players.

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By the time the final whistle echoed through the rafters, the scoreboard told one story, but the faces of the English fans told another.

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Sébastien Desabre is a man who understands the value of space—and how to steal it.

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It was a masterclass in spatial denial.

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What makes this result particularly biting for the English camp is the familiarity of the failure.

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If there was one individual who personified England’s misery, it was Yan Diomandé.

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