England

Round of 32

Past match

England won.

England beat Congo DR

1 – 2

FT · Wed, Jul 1

Match Details

Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia) · 68,239 fans · FOX, Telemundo, FOX One View tournament bracket →

Highlights

Harry Kane doubles saves England against Congo DR at World Cup

Harry Kane's brace saved England from World Cup humiliation as Thomas Tuchel's men survived an almighty scare against Congo DR.

Recap via ESPN

1:00 Ale Moreno: 'Congo DR will be thinking about what could have been'

1:29 Moreno: Harry Kane sees a different picture with England

0:59 Hutchison: England can't rely on their starting XI alone at the Azteca

0:34 Anthony Gordon compares Kane to the 'greatest of all time' Messi

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, England 2, Congo DR 1.
90'+7'Second Half ends, England 2, Congo DR 1.
90'+7'Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Congo DR) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
90'+5'Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
90'+5'Yoane Wissa (Congo DR) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3'Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3'Foul by Axel Tuanzebe (Congo DR).
90'+2'Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'Foul by Fiston Mayele (Congo DR).
90'+1'Substitution, England. John Stones replaces Declan Rice.
90'+1'Foul by Anthony Gordon (England).
90'+1'Théo Bongonda (Congo DR) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Line Score

	1	2	T
COD	1	0	1
ENG	0	2	2

Match Leaders

Congo DR

BC Brian Cipenga · 1Goals
BC Brian Cipenga · 3Total Shots
LM Lionel Mpasi · 5Saves
AT Axel Tuanzebe · 10Defensive Interventions
AT Axel Tuanzebe · 54Accurate Passes

England

HK Harry Kane · 2Goals
HK Harry Kane · 5Total Shots
JP Jordan Pickford · 1Saves
NO Nico O'Reilly · 9Defensive Interventions
EK Ezri Konsa · 70Accurate Passes

Key Events

90'+1'Substitution, England. John Stones replaces Declan Rice.

89'Substitution, Congo DR. Fiston Mayele replaces Samuel Moutoussamy.

89'Substitution, Congo DR. Joris Kayembe replaces Arthur Masuaku.

86'Goal! England 2, Congo DR 1. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.

76'Substitution, Congo DR. Edo Kayembe replaces Ngal'ayel Mukau.

76'Substitution, Congo DR. Théo Bongonda replaces Brian Cipenga.

75'Goal! England 1, Congo DR 1. Harry Kane (England) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross.

70'Substitution, England. Eberechi Eze replaces Djed Spence.

64'Substitution, Congo DR. Meschack Elia replaces Nathanaël Mbuku.

61'Substitution, England. Anthony Gordon replaces Marcus Rashford.

61'Substitution, England. Bukayo Saka replaces Noni Madueke.

28'Noah Sadiki (Congo DR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

19'Jude Bellingham (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

7'Goal! England 0, Congo DR 1. Brian Cipenga (Congo DR) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chancel Mbemba.