DRC World Cup squad ordered to isolate before entry to US due to Ebola outbreak

• Congo squad told to remain in a “bubble” in Belgium

• Officials impose 21 days of isolation

Congo’s World Cup squad must isolate for 21 days before they will be allowed into the United States due to the African country’s deadly Ebola outbreak.

Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House Task Force for the World Cup, told ESPN that US officials had informed Fifa, the Congolese national team and the government in Kinshasa that the squad was to remain in a “bubble” in Belgium where players are currently in training.