Congolese partying in London until 5am as they prepare to face Three Lions next

Goldie Bashala said it is a chance for the world to know what is happening in Congo (Picture: Supplied)

‘It is a miracle – I am over the moon.’

That’s the mood of Britain’s Congolese community today, after they stayed up all night to watch their side reach the World Cup knockouts for the first time in their history.

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s players defied the odds as their country faced a deadly Ebola outbreak back home, which stopped their side from training and their fans from flying out to watch them.

Now their opponents are England, which has left the football loyalties of London’s Congolese ‘divided’.

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