Comeback Win
England
England went behind and turned the match around.
- Final score
- 2–1
World Cup · Round of 32England
H. Kane 75', 86'
2 – 1
FT
HT 0–1
Congo DR
B. Cipenga 7'
World Cup
Round of 32England2–1Congo DR
2.04
Expected goals
0.80
7′75′86′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: ENG 2.04, CD 0.80.
Match report
England 2-1 Congo DR
England edged out Congo DR 2-1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in World Cup. Cipenga opened the scoring for Congo DR on 7', Kane levelled for England on 75' and Kane added his second on 86'.
Expected goals finished England 2.04, Congo DR 0.80. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. England held 60.0% of the ball.
It was settled late — Kane struck on 86' to swing it England's way with the game otherwise level.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. England graded out for box occupation — 13 of 16 shots in the box and 0.13 xg per shot.
Harry Kane came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.3 for England from 2 goals, 1 key pass and 4 shots.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
60%Possession40%
16Shots7
2.04xG0.80
What the numbers say
3 readsBox Occupation
England
England kept getting bodies into the area — 81% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 13 of 16
- Share
- 81%
- xG per shot
- 0.13
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — England scored on 86′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 86′
Timeline
⚽7'
B. Cipenga — assist: C. Mbemba
Jude Bellingham
Foul
🟨19'
🟨27'
Noah Sadiki
Foul
Harry Kane · Penalty cancelled
📺44'
Half-time
A. Gordon ↑ M. Rashford ↓
🔄61'
B. Saka ↑ N. Madueke ↓
🔄61'
🔄64'
M. Elia ↑ N. Mbuku ↓
E. Eze ↑ D. Spence ↓
🔄70'
H. Kane — assist: A. Gordon
⚽75'
🔄76'
E. Kayembe ↑ N. Mukau ↓
🔄76'
T. Bongonda ↑ B. Cipenga ↓
H. Kane — assist: A. Gordon
⚽86'
🔄89'
J. Kayembe ↑ A. Masuaku ↓
🔄89'
F. Mayele ↑ S. Moutoussamy ↓
J. Stones ↑ D. Rice ↓
🔄90+1'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
RefereeAdham Mohammad, Jordan
CompetitionWorld Cup
Season2026
RoundRound of 32
StatusMatch Finished