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England

2 — 1 Jul 01, 2026 · 09:30 PM IST

DR Congo

World Cup · Round 1/16

Venue Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Referee Adham Mohammad Tumah Makhadmeh

Attendance 68,239

Player of the Match Harry Kane 8.9 90' played

Match Events

7' Away ⚽ Brian Cipenga — 0-1

19' Home Jude Bellingham

27' Away Noah Sadiki

HT

60' Home ↔ Anthony Gordon → Marcus Rashford

60' Home ↔ Bukayo Saka → Noni Madueke

64' Away ↔ Meschack Elia → Nathanaël Mbuku

70' Home ↔ Eberechi Eze → Djed Spence

75' Home ⚽ Harry Kane — 1-1

76' Away ↔ Edo Kayembe → Ngal Ayel Mukau

76' Away ↔ Théo Bongonda → Brian Cipenga

86' Home ⚽ Harry Kane — 2-1

89' Away ↔ Joris Kayembe Ditu → Arthur Masuaku

89' Away ↔ Fiston Mayele → Samuel Moutoussamy

90 + 1' Home ↔ John Stones → Declan Rice

FT

Match Stats

60 40

Ball possession

2.16 0.77

Expected goals (xG)

16 7

Total shots

7 2

Shots on target

40 11

Touches in opposition box

7 1

Big chances

6 1

Big chances missed

468 (91%) 299 (82%)

Accurate passes

1 1

Yellow cards

5 3

Corners

Lineups

England (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Thomas Tuchel

Starting XI

1 Jordan Pickford 5.3

25 Djed Spence 6.9

2 Ezri Konsa 7.1

6 Marc Guéhi 7.3

3 Nico O'Reilly 7

8 Elliot Anderson 7.9

4 Declan Rice 7.2

20 Noni Madueke 7.7

10 Jude Bellingham 7.1

11 Marcus Rashford 7.2

9 Harry Kane 8.9

Substitutes

18 Anthony Gordon 8.1

7 Bukayo Saka 6.7

21 Eberechi Eze 6.4

5 John Stones

13 Dean Henderson

23 James Trafford

15 Daniel Burn

26 Jarell Quansah

24 Reece James

12 Trevoh Chalobah

14 Jordan Henderson

16 Kobbie Mainoo

17 Morgan Rogers

22 Ivan Toney

19 Ollie Watkins

DR Congo (4-3-3)

Coach: Sébastien Desabre

Starting XI

1 Lionel Mpasi-Nzau 7.4

2 Aaron Wan-Bissaka 6.7

22 Chancel Mbemba 7.5

4 Axel Tuanzebe 6.5

26 Arthur Masuaku 6.2

6 Ngal Ayel Mukau 6.1

8 Samuel Moutoussamy 6.6

14 Noah Sadiki 6.5

7 Nathanaël Mbuku 6.9

20 Yoane Wissa 6.9

9 Brian Cipenga 7.2

Substitutes

13 Meschack Elia 6

25 Edo Kayembe 6.2

10 Théo Bongonda 6.4

12 Joris Kayembe Ditu

19 Fiston Mayele

21 Matthieu Epolo

16 Timothy Fayulu

5 Dylan Batubinsika

24 Gédéon Kalulu

3 Steve Kapuadi

15 Aaron Tshibola

18 Charles Pickel

17 Cédric Bakambu

11 Gaël Kakuta

23 Simon Banza