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The Leopards Built on Steel
DR Congo arrive at the World Cup as a side that wins by refusing to lose — organised, hard-nosed and tough to break down under Sébastien Desabre. The question is whether all that defensive resolve can be matched by enough invention going forward, especially with their build-up disrupted by an Ebola outbreak back home. If they can nick goals to go with the resilience, the Leopards could be nobody's idea of an easy night.
