Round of 32Full time
Final · Jul 1
Goals
2 goals — watch every replay below
- 74'Harry Kane▲ 3.5k
- 86'Harry KaneGoal of the match▲ 14.4k
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The stakes
Round of 32, full time: England 2-1 DR Congo. Single elimination — one side's run ends here.
- storylineEngland chasing the ghost — Tuchel's gambleWon a thriller 4-2 vs Croatia (June 17). Kane brace (tying Lineker's 10 England WC goals), Bellingham and Rashford also scored. Top of Group L — but the defense leaked twice, the one worry.
The two sides
EnglandDecades of near-misses, hungry again
Six decades of heartbreak and Harry Kane just equalled the England World Cup scoring record in a chaotic 4-2 win — if he breaks it and lifts the trophy it is the most poetic ending in the sport.
DR CongoBack after 52 years, already shocking
The Leopards back after 52 years, arriving as 200-1 outsiders and DRAWING World No. 5 Portugal, heading home their first World Cup goal in half a century. A nation that never stopped believing it belonged.
Who plays where
England
- Arsenal ×2Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice
- Man City ×2Phil Foden, John Stones
- Real Madrid ×2Jude Bellingham, Trent Alexander-Arnold
- Barcelona (loan from Manchester United)Marcus Rashford
- Bayern MunichHarry Kane
- ChelseaCole Palmer
DR Congo
- AEL LarissaGael Kakuta
- LilleChancel Mbemba
- Newcastle UnitedYoane Wissa
- unverified (2025-26 club not confirmed)Cedric Bakambu