England 2-1 Congo DR

World Cup· 2026 FIFA World Cup, Round of 32

England

Harry Kane 75', 86'

Congo DR

Brian Cipenga 7'

2:1

📍 Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Timeline

7'
Brian Cipenga0-1
🅰 Chancel Mbemba
Jude Bellingham
19'
28'
Noah Sadiki
First Half ends,
Bukayo Saka
↓ Noni Madueke
61'
Anthony Gordon
↓ Marcus Rashford
61'
64'
Meschack Elia
↓ Nathanaël Mbuku
Eberechi Eze
↓ Djed Spence
70'
Harry Kane1-1
🅰 Anthony Gordon
75'
76'
Théo Bongonda
↓ Brian Cipenga
76'
Edo Kayembe
↓ Ngal'ayel Mukau
Harry Kane2-1
🅰 Anthony Gordon
86'
89'
Joris Kayembe
↓ Arthur Masuaku
89'
Fiston Mayele
↓ Samuel Moutoussamy
John Stones
↓ Declan Rice
90'+1'
Second Half ends,

Game leaders

England

Total ShotsH. Kane5
Accurate PassesE. Konsa70
Defensive InterventionsN. O'Reilly9

Congo DR

Total ShotsB. Cipenga3
Accurate PassesA. Tuanzebe54
Defensive InterventionsA. Tuanzebe10

Stats

EnglandCongo DR

Possession

60%

40%

16Shots7

7Shots on target2

3Blocked shots2

Match info

Kick-off: Wednesday 1 July
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Referee: Adham Mohammad
Attendance: 68,239
Round: 2026 FIFA World Cup, Round of 32

Form

EnglandWDWWW

WvsNew Zealand1-0
WvsCosta Rica3-0
WvsCroatia4-2
D

468Accurate passes299

Congo DRWLDLD

DvsDenmark0-0
LvsChile2-1
D@Portugal1-1
L@Colombia1-0
WvsUzbekistan3-1

468Accurate passes299

6↓Mukau

8↓Moutoussamy

14Sadiki

7↓Mbuku

20Wissa

9⚽↓Cipenga

1Pickford

6Guéhi

3O'Reilly

2Konsa

25↓Spence

4↓Rice

8Anderson

11↓Rashford

10Bellingham

20↓Madueke

9⚽2Kane

Substitutes · England

12Trevoh Chalobah
15Dan Burn
16Kobbie Mainoo
7Bukayo Saka↑
17Morgan Rogers
13Dean Henderson
19Ollie Watkins
22Ivan Toney
5John Stones↑
14Jordan Henderson
18Anthony Gordon↑
23James Trafford
24Reece James
21Eberechi Eze↑
26Jarell Quansah

Substitutes · Congo DR

17Cédric Bakambu
21Matthieu Epolo
16Timothy Fayulu
19Fiston Mayele↑
18Charles Pickel
10Théo Bongonda↑
24Gédéon Kalulu
25Edo Kayembe↑
5Dylan Batubinsika
11Gaël Kakuta

90'

Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

90'

Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.

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.

86'

Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (England) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Lionel Mpasi (Congo DR). Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a through ball.

85'

Attempt saved. Meschack Elia (Congo DR) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jordan Pickford (England).

85'

Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross.

81'

Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

81'

Foul by Meschack Elia (Congo DR).

79'

Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (England) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Harry Kane.

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.

73'

Eberechi Eze (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.

73'

Foul by Brian Cipenga (Congo DR).

72'

Corner, England. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

70'

Substitution, England. Eberechi Eze replaces Djed Spence.

70'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

68'

Delay in match for a drinks break.

66'

Foul by Ezri Konsa (England).

66'

Yoane Wissa (Congo DR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

65'

Nico O'Reilly (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

65'

Foul by Meschack Elia (Congo DR).

64'

Substitution, Congo DR. Meschack Elia replaces Nathanaël Mbuku.

63'

Corner, Congo DR. Conceded by Elliot Anderson.

63'

Attempt blocked. Nathanaël Mbuku (Congo DR) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Cipenga.

62'

Corner, Congo DR. Conceded by Nico O'Reilly.

62'

Attempt blocked. Brian Cipenga (Congo DR) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Sadiki.

61'

Substitution, England. Anthony Gordon replaces Marcus Rashford.

61'

Substitution, England. Bukayo Saka replaces Noni Madueke.

55'

Offside, Congo DR. Ngal'ayel Mukau is caught offside.

54'

Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (England) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross.

51'

Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jude Bellingham following a fast break.

50'

Corner, England. Conceded by Arthur Masuaku.

49'

Corner, England. Conceded by Ngal'ayel Mukau.

46'

Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

46'

Foul by Samuel Moutoussamy (Congo DR).

45'

Second Half begins England 0, Congo DR 1.

45'+7'

First Half ends, England 0, Congo DR 1.

45'+6'

Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lionel Mpasi (Congo DR). Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.

45'+6'

Corner, England. Conceded by Nathanaël Mbuku.

45'+5'

Elliot Anderson (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'+5'

Foul by Samuel Moutoussamy (Congo DR).

45'+5'

Offside, Congo DR. Brian Cipenga is caught offside.

45'+3'

Djed Spence (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'+3'

Foul by Ngal'ayel Mukau (Congo DR).

45'+2'

Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lionel Mpasi (Congo DR). Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross.

45'

Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

42'

Yoane Wissa (Congo DR) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range.

41'

Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

41'

Foul by Ngal'ayel Mukau (Congo DR).

40'

Corner, Congo DR. Conceded by Nico O'Reilly.

39'

Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.

38'

Marcus Rashford (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.

38'

Foul by Ngal'ayel Mukau (Congo DR).

38'

Offside, Congo DR. Aaron Wan-Bissaka is caught offside.

37'

Foul by Nico O'Reilly (England).

37'

Ngal'ayel Mukau (Congo DR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

36'

Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

35'

Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico O'Reilly.

35'

Attempt missed. Nico O'Reilly (England) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Noni Madueke.

35'

Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

34'

Foul by Nico O'Reilly (England).

34'

Nathanaël Mbuku (Congo DR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

32'

Attempt missed. Brian Cipenga (Congo DR) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arthur Masuaku.

30'

Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lionel Mpasi (Congo DR). Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.

28'

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

27'

Djed Spence (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.

27'

Foul by Noah Sadiki (Congo DR).

26'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

23'

Delay in match for a drinks break.

21'

Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).

21'

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Congo DR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

19'

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

19'

Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).

19'

Nathanaël Mbuku (Congo DR) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

17'

Foul by Noni Madueke (England).

17'

Brian Cipenga (Congo DR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

14'

Corner, England. Conceded by Samuel Moutoussamy.

11'

Foul by Brian Cipenga (Congo DR).

11'

Noni Madueke (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

10'

Nathanaël Mbuku (Congo DR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

10'

Foul by Nico O'Reilly (England).

10'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Lionel Mpasi (Congo DR).

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.

Ngal'ayel Mukau (Congo DR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).

Offside, Congo DR. Yoane Wissa is caught offside.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

England

Congo DR

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Match info

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