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England 2-1 DR Congo · World Cup 2026

England beat DR Congo 2-1 in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

England and DR Congo met in the World Cup 2026 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Wednesday, 1 July 2026.

Goalscorers

England: H. Kane 75', 86'. DR Congo: B. Cipenga 7'.

How the match went

England saw more of the ball, 60% of it. England had 16 shots with 7 on target, DR Congo 7 with 2 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 5 to England and 3 to DR Congo. England conceded 10 fouls, DR Congo 12. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for England, 1 for DR Congo).

Line-ups

England started in a 4-2-3-1: Jordan Pickford, Djed Spence, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guéhi, Nico O'Reilly, Elliot Anderson, Declan Rice, Noni Madueke, Jude Bellingham, Marcus Rashford, Harry Kane.

DR Congo started in a 4-3-3: Lionel Mpasi Nzau, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Chancel Mbemba, Axel Tuanzebe, Arthur Masuaku, Ngal'ayel Mukau, Samuel Moutoussamy, Noah Sadiki, Nathanaël Mbuku, Yoane Wissa, Brian Cipenga.

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Minute by minute

  1. 7'Goal! England 0-1 DR Congo. B. Cipenga (DR Congo) scores, assisted by C. Mbemba.
  2. 44'VAR: no penalty for England.
  3. 45'Half-time. England 0-1 DR Congo.
  4. 75'Goal! England 1-1 DR Congo. H. Kane (England) scores, assisted by A. Gordon.
  5. 86'Goal! England 2-1 DR Congo. H. Kane (England) scores, assisted by A. Gordon.
Full commentary (40 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: England vs DR Congo.
  2. 7'Goal! England 0-1 DR Congo. B. Cipenga (DR Congo) scores, assisted by C. Mbemba.
  3. 19'Yellow card for J. Bellingham (England).
  4. 27'Yellow card for N. Sadiki (DR Congo).
  5. 30'Attempt saved. J. Bellingham (England), header. xG 0.18.
  6. 32'Attempt missed. B. Cipenga (DR Congo), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  7. 35'Attempt saved. M. Rashford (England), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  8. 35'Attempt missed. N. O’Reilly (England), left-footed shot. xG 0.41.
  9. 35'Attempt blocked. H. Kane (England), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  10. 36'Attempt blocked. N. Madueke (England), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  11. 39'Attempt blocked. N. Madueke (England), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  12. 42'Off the woodwork! Y. Wissa (DR Congo), right-footed shot. xG 0.61.
  13. 44'VAR: no penalty for England.
  14. 45'6 minutes of added time.
  15. 45+2'Attempt saved. J. Bellingham (England), header. xG 0.33.
  16. 45+6'Attempt saved. H. Kane (England), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
  17. 45'Half-time. England 0-1 DR Congo.
  18. 46'The second half is under way.
  19. 51'Attempt missed. M. Rashford (England), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.20.
  20. 54'Attempt missed. M. Rashford (England), header. xG 0.01.
  21. 60'Substitution, England: B. Saka comes on for N. Madueke.
  22. 60'Substitution, England: A. Gordon comes on for M. Rashford.
  23. 62'Attempt blocked. B. Cipenga (DR Congo), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  24. 63'Attempt blocked. N. Mbuku (DR Congo), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  25. 64'Substitution, DR Congo: M. Elia comes on for N. Mbuku.
  26. 71'Substitution, England: E. Eze comes on for D. Spence.
  27. 75'Goal! England 1-1 DR Congo. H. Kane (England) scores, assisted by A. Gordon.
  28. 76'Substitution, DR Congo: T. Bongonda comes on for B. Cipenga.
  29. 76'Substitution, DR Congo: E. Kayembe comes on for N. Mukau.
  30. 79'Attempt missed. E. Anderson (England), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  31. 85'Attempt saved. M. Elia (DR Congo), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  32. 85'Attempt missed. A. Gordon (England), header. xG 0.03.
  33. 86'Goal! England 2-1 DR Congo. H. Kane (England) scores, assisted by A. Gordon.
  34. 86'Attempt saved. J. Bellingham (England), left-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  35. 89'Substitution, DR Congo: F. Mayele comes on for S. Moutoussamy.
  36. 89'Substitution, DR Congo: Kayembe comes on for A. Masuaku.
  37. 90'Attempt missed. H. Kane (England), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  38. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  39. 90+1'Substitution, England: J. Stones comes on for D. Rice.
  40. 90+7'Attempt missed. Y. Wissa (DR Congo), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
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