England vs DR Congo Highlights, FIFA World Cup 2026: Kane comes to the rescue as ENG survive COD scare in narrow 2-1 win

Jul 1, 2026, 23:41:59 IST

England vs DR Congo Highlights, FIFA World Cup 2026: Harry Kane scored a dramatic equaliser in the 75th-minute, and then bagged his brace in the 86th-minute, giving England the lead in the closing stages. The AFCON side tried to find a last-gasp equaliser but failed.

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11:31 PM IST, July 1ENGLAND WIN! FT!
11:31 PM IST, July 1WISSAAA! THAT WAS CLOSE!
11:24 PM IST, July 1Six minutes of added time!
11:21 PM IST, July 1KANEEEEEE! IS THIS THE WINNER?
11:18 PM IST, July 1Bellingham tries to create something!
11:09 PM IST, July 1KANEEEEE! GOAL!
11:06 PM IST, July 1Corner for England, cleared away!
11:02 PM IST, July 1Not looking good for England!
10:58 PM IST, July 1Elia comes on for Congo!
10:57 PM IST, July 1MBUKUU! THAT WAS CLOSE!
10:54 PM IST, July 1Two changes for ENG!
10:53 PM IST, July 1ENG are running out of time!
10:45 PM IST, July 1RASHFORDDD! THAT WAS CLOSE!
10:43 PM IST, July 1Curled in by Rice, cleared away!
10:41 PM IST, July 1Madueke's cross, cleared away
10:38 PM IST, July 1Action resumes!
10:22 PM IST, July 1Half-time! ENG 0-1 COD
10:18 PM IST, July 1WHAT A SAVE!
10:16 PM IST, July 1Six minutes of added time!
10:15 PM IST, July 1END-TO-END ACTION!
10:11 PM IST, July 1RASHFORDDD! BLOCKED!
10:06 PM IST, July 1Cipenga comes close!
10:01 PM IST, July 1England press high, search for equaliser continues
9:58 PM IST, July 1Yellow for Sadiki!
9:50 PM IST, July 1Yellow card for Bellingham
9:48 PM IST, July 1Mpasi comes to the rescue!
9:45 PM IST, July 1ENG try to get back!
9:39 PM IST, July 1GOALLLLLL! CIPENGAAAAAAA SCORES!
9:35 PM IST, July 1THAT WAS CLOSE!
9:32 PM IST, July 1Kick-off!
9:27 PM IST, July 1Done with national anthems!
9:22 PM IST, July 1Both teams are here! Time for national anthems!
9:14 PM IST, July 1Bellingham key for ENG
9:06 PM IST, July 1Warm-ups
8:57 PM IST, July 1Key changes
8:44 PM IST, July 1Kane on the cusp of history
8:34 PM IST, July 1DR Congo starting line-up
8:28 PM IST, July 1England starting line-up
8:23 PM IST, July 1Hello and welcome everyone!

England vs DR Congo Highlights, FIFA World Cup 2026: Harry Kane scored a brace for England.

England vs DR Congo Highlights, FIFA World Cup 2026: Harry Kane came to England's rescue in a entertaining 2-1 victory against DR Congo in their FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 showdown in Atlanta. The AFCON side took a shock lead in the first-half and it was until the 75th-minute, when England finally woke up as Kane scored the equaliser. Then 10 minutes later, he bagged his brace, shooting a screaming past Lionel Mpasi to make it 2-1. DR Congo got chance in the second-half added time to equalise as Wissa was fouled outside the box. His resulting free-kick went over the cross bar....Read More

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Jul 1, 2026, 23:31:33 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: ENGLAND WIN! FT!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: IT IS FULL TIME! ENGLAND WIN! THEY SURVIVED THIS SCARE!

England 2-1 DR Congo

Jul 1, 2026, 23:31:01 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: WISSAAA! THAT WAS CLOSE!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Free kick for Congo, Wissa gets fouled just outside the box!

England get serious and form a wall, with Kane and three others in it! Wissa to take it, its a little far! CAN HE CONVERT IT?

WISSAAA! CURLS IT IN! OVER THE CROSS BAR!

England 2-1 DR Congo, 97'

Jul 1, 2026, 23:24:47 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Six minutes of added time!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Six additional minutes! England lead 2-1!

England 2-1 DR Congo, 90'

Jul 1, 2026, 23:21:13 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: KANEEEEEE! IS THIS THE WINNER?

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: IT IS KANEEEEE! HE SCORESSSS! ENGLAND LEAD 2-1! THAT IS SO GOOD!

LATE WINNER! HE HAS DUG THEM OUT OF A HOLE!

Bellingham misses and then Gordon puts it in for Kane, he gets past 3 players to shoot it straight to the top right corner, atleeast near it! NO CHANCE FOR MPASI!

England 2-1 DR Congo, 86'

Jul 1, 2026, 23:18:29 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Bellingham tries to create something!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Bellingham surges down the left, gets to the byline and tries to find O'Reilly, six yards out, but too many bodies in the way and it is cleared away!

England 1-1 DR Congo, 82'

Jul 1, 2026, 23:09:24 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: KANEEEEE! GOAL!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: GOALLLLLL! ENGLAND RELIEVEDDD! KANE SCORES! Rice cuts it back, aerial! Gordon gets the ball on the left, lobs it in, Kane is there, ends up in front of Tuanzebe and heads it past the goalkeeper!

England 1-1 DR Congo, 75'

Jul 1, 2026, 23:06:25 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Corner for England, cleared away!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Corner for England on the left, Rice takes it! Curls it in, goes to the back post, cleared away!

England 0-1 DR Congo, 73'

Jul 1, 2026, 23:02:16 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Not looking good for England!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: The second hydration break as DR Congo lead! England are under pressure here! DOESN'T LOOK GOOD!

England 0-1 DR Congo, 69'

Jul 1, 2026, 22:58:01 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Elia comes on for Congo!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: One change for DR Congo. Elia comes on for Mbuku.

England 0-1 DR Congo, 64'

Jul 1, 2026, 22:57:10 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: MBUKUU! THAT WAS CLOSE!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: A corner for Congo, they go short. Mbuku is there outside the box, cuts in a little, shoots, deflected high above the cross bar for a corner!

England 0-1 DR Congo, 63'

Jul 1, 2026, 22:54:33 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Two changes for ENG!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Rashford comes out for Gordon. Saka comes on for Madueke!

England 0-1 DR Congo, 61'

Jul 1, 2026, 22:53:14 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: ENG are running out of time!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Wissa loses the ball as England go on the counter! Kane tries to thread it through to Rashford deflects off a defender.

England 0-1 DR Congo, 59'

Jul 1, 2026, 22:45:41 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: RASHFORDDD! THAT WAS CLOSE!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: End-to-end! Congo fail to break through as Guehi puts his head to block! England go on the counter, and Rashford surges down the left, and shoots, hits the side netting!

England 0-1 DR Congo, 52'

Jul 1, 2026, 22:43:39 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Curled in by Rice, cleared away!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: England get a corner on the left! Rice to take it! Except for the Kane chance in the back post towards the end in the first-half, his corners have been poor! He curls it in, cleared away for another corner!

England 0-1 DR Congo, 49'

Jul 1, 2026, 22:41:29 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Madueke's cross, cleared away

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: England spray the ball around in the Congo half and Madueke gets a cross in, cleared away.

England 0-1 DR Congo, 47'

Jul 1, 2026, 22:38:47 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Action resumes!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: The action resumes! DR Congo get the second-half underway! England are trailing 0-1!

ENG 0-1 COD

Jul 1, 2026, 22:22:49 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Half-time! ENG 0-1 COD

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: A corner in the left for England, Rice to take it! Bellingham rallies the crowd! Mpasi is at it again, blocks the shot, referee blows his whistle for halftime! The corner goes past everyone, and Mpasi is there, blocks it with his groin! He is in pain!

England 0-1 DR Congo, HT'

Jul 1, 2026, 22:18:18 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: WHAT A SAVE!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: TOWARDS BELLINGHAM! A cross from the right and Bellingham heads it to the left bottom corner, Mpasi dives and parries it away! WHAT A SAVE! VOZINHA PART 2!

England 0-1 DR Congo, 47'

Jul 1, 2026, 22:16:31 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Six minutes of added time!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Six minutes of added time! England trail 0-1!

England 0-1 DR Congo, 45'

Jul 1, 2026, 22:15:36 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: END-TO-END ACTION!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: NOT A PENALTY! KANE LOOKS CONFUSED! REFEREE THINKS ITS SIMULATION! A BALL COMESIN FROM THE RIGHT AND KANE RUSHES INTO THE BOX, HE DIVES BEFORE THE GOALKEEPER TOUCHES HIM!

Just a minute ago, Wan Bissaka sent a low cross, and Wissa misses it from six yards out, went out for a goal kick!

England 0-1 DR Congo, 43'

Jul 1, 2026, 22:11:52 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: RASHFORDDD! BLOCKED!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Rashford sends a cross, Kane is denied a shot goalwards as Tuanzabe blocks it! Another attack and Rashford shoots from six yards out. Blocked by Wan Bissaka!

England 0-1 DR Congo, 36'

Jul 1, 2026, 22:06:11 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Cipenga comes close!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Cipenga is at it again, goes past Spence down the left, twice! First he almost finds Wissa, but Guehi comes to rhe rescue! Then, he shoots over the bar in the second one.

England 0-1 DR Congo, 32'

Jul 1, 2026, 22:01:40 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: England press high, search for equaliser continues

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Rice passes it to Rashford and back to Anderson. Lobbed down the left for Rashford, awkward to control! GOES OUT FOR A GOAL KICK.

England 0-1 DR Congo, 30'

Jul 1, 2026, 21:58:58 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Yellow for Sadiki!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: The first hydration break is over. Spence gets fouled on the right by Sadiki, last ditch slide! Yellow for Sadiki.

England 0-1 DR Congo, 28'

Jul 1, 2026, 21:50:49 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Yellow card for Bellingham

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Yellow for Jude as DR Congo apply pressure in the England box for the secondary balls. England try to break throught the left, Rice loses the ball and Bellingham slides in, foul! Yellow given!

England 0-1 DR Congo, 19'

Jul 1, 2026, 21:48:15 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Mpasi comes to the rescue!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: England are finding it tough to break past this resilient DR Congo defence. Exchange of passes in the right and then taken to the left, a cross comes in from Rashford, the Congo goalkeeper gets a good punch on it! GOOD ONE FROM MPASI!

England 0-1 DR Congo, 17'

Jul 1, 2026, 21:45:08 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: ENG try to get back!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: England are trying to get back into the game. They keep the ball and spray it around the DR Congo half as they get closer, Madueka cuts in and sends in a cross, nobody gets to it.

Rice shoots, deflected for a corner!

England 0-1 DR Congo, 14'

Jul 1, 2026, 21:39:07 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: GOALLLLLL! CIPENGAAAAAAA SCORES!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: CIPENGAAA! A GOOD CROSS COMES FROM THE RIGHT FLANK, GOES PAST EVERYONE! CIPENGA IS THERE! FREE! NEAR POST SHOT! PICKFORD DIVES BUT DOESN'T GET TO IT!

England 0-1 DR Congo, 7'

Jul 1, 2026, 21:35:45 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: THAT WAS CLOSE!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Bellingham amps up the pressure on Mpasi as he tries to clear the ball. He almost gets it. THAT WAS CLOSE!

England 0-0 DR Congo, 4'

Jul 1, 2026, 21:32:10 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Kick-off!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: The action begins as the first half gets underway!

England 0-0 DR Congo

Jul 1, 2026, 21:27:03 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Done with national anthems!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Both teams finish their national anthems! First was England, then DR Congo! This is going to be a blockbuster, trust me folks! Although, the odds are against the AFCON side, they can cause a major upset! For example, PORTUGAL!

But it could also be a straightforward affair for England, if they perform as an unit, something which has been missing this campaign.

Jul 1, 2026, 21:22:45 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Both teams are here! Time for national anthems!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Both teams are here now, for their respective national anthems! Kane leads England and Mbemba leads DR Congo!

Jul 1, 2026, 21:14:50 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Bellingham key for ENG

Bellingham is looking super pumped up as he warms up with this teammates! He will be key for England! IF ANYONE CAN CHANGE THE GAME IN AN INSTANT, IT IS HIM!

Jul 1, 2026, 21:06:40 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Warm-ups

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Both teams are currently warming-up! Lots of pressure!

Jul 1, 2026, 20:57:07 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Key changes

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Rice returns for England, with Tuchel benching Rogers. Meanwhile, Madueke replaces Saka on the flank and Spence starts at right back.

For DR Congo, Mukau replaces Bakambu.

Jul 1, 2026, 20:44:50 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Kane on the cusp of history

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Kane is on the cusp of history. With one more goal, he will level Geoff Hurst for the second-highest number of goals for England in World Cup knockouts. Kane has already scored three WC knockout goals and needs one more to level with Hurst (4).

Jul 1, 2026, 20:34:11 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: DR Congo starting line-up

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Lionel Mpasi; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Arthur Masuaku, Samuel Moutoussamy, Chancel Mbemba, Axel Tuanzebe; Ngal'ayel Mukau, Noah Sadiki, Nathanaël Mbuku, Brian Cipenga; Yoane Wissa

Jul 1, 2026, 20:28:02 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: England starting line-up

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Jordan Pickford; Djed Spence, Nico O'Reilly, Declan Rice, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guéhi; Noni Madueke, Elliot Anderson, Jude Bellingham, Marcus Rashford; Harry Kane

Jul 1, 2026, 20:23:16 IST

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Hello and welcome everyone!

England vs DR Congo LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: It is now or never! England take on DR Congo in their Round of 32 fixture in Atlanta! A defeat means knockout! A win means closer to the final. Can England avoid a major upset in Atlanta?