Overview
- The match finished 1-1 after 120 minutes before DR Congo won the shootout, with substitute goalkeeper Timothy Fayulu entering at 120 minutes and making two saves.
- DR Congo advance to the intercontinental playoffs in Mexico in March, a bracket that also includes Bolivia and New Caledonia with other teams to be confirmed.
- Nigeria will miss a second straight World Cup after appearing in six of the previous seven editions.
- Tensions boiled over during the penalties as a brawl broke out between the benches following perceived provocations.
- Nigeria head coach Éric Chelle told ESPN that a DR Congo staff member performed a voodoo ritual during the shootout, and he was seen approaching the opposing bench aggressively while picking up a bottle.