France, Nov. 20 -- At 56 in the world rankings of World Cup organisers Fifa, DRC were allocated a place in the "Path 1" final of the inter-confederation playoffs in a draw at Fifa headquarters in the Swiss city of Zurich on Thursday.

New Caledonia and Jamaica will play on 26 March for a slot in the showdown, which is scheduled for 31 March.

Iraq, who are 58th on the Fifa list,were put in the "Path 2" final and will face either Bolivia or Suriname following their semi-final on 26 March. All the matches will be played in Guadalajara and Monterrey in Mexico.

Jamaica and Iraq, like DRC, will be seeking a second trip to the World Cup.

When the DRC was called Zaire, it appeared at the 1974 World Cupin what was then West Germany.

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