FIFA World Cup
England
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2-1
Finished
Congo DR
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Wednesday, July 1 at 04:00 PMMercedes-Benz Stadium
Summary
First half
- 7'⚽Goal by Brian Cipenga
- Yellow card for Jude Bellingham19'
- 28'Yellow card for Noah Sadiki
Second half
- ⇅Bukayo Saka on, Noni Madueke off61'
- ⇅Anthony Gordon on, Marcus Rashford off61'
- 64'⇅Meschack Elia on, Nathanaël Mbuku off
- ⇅Eberechi Eze on, Djed Spence off70'
- 76'⇅Théo Bongonda on, Brian Cipenga off
- 76'⇅Edo Kayembe on, Ngal'ayel Mukau off
- ⚽Goal by Harry Kane86'
- 89'⇅Joris Kayembe on, Arthur Masuaku off
- 89'⇅Fiston Mayele on, Samuel Moutoussamy off
- ⇅John Stones on, Declan Rice off90'+1'
Statistics
59.7Possession40.3
16Shots7
7Shots on target2
5Corners3
10Fouls12
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
0Offsides4
1Saves5
468Accurate passes299
517Total passes365
Commentary
Match ends, England 2, Congo DR 1.Show full commentary
- Match ends, England 2, Congo DR 1.
- 90'+7'Second Half ends, England 2, Congo DR 1.
- 90'+7'Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Congo DR) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+5'Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
- 90'+5'Yoane Wissa (Congo DR) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3'Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3'Foul by Axel Tuanzebe (Congo DR).
- 90'+2'Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2'Foul by Fiston Mayele (Congo DR).
- 90'+1'Substitution, England. John Stones replaces Declan Rice.
- 90'+1'Foul by Anthony Gordon (England).
- 90'+1'Théo Bongonda (Congo DR) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 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.
- 9'Delay in match because of an injury Lionel Mpasi (Congo DR).
- 7'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.
- 3'Ngal'ayel Mukau (Congo DR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3'Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
- 2'Offside, Congo DR. Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Momentum
EnglandCongo DR
⚽
⚽
153045607590
Top performers
England
- Harry KaneShots5
- Ezri KonsaAccurate passes70
- Nico O'ReillyInterventions9
- Jordan PickfordSaves1
Congo DR
- Brian CipengaShots3
- Axel TuanzebeAccurate passes54
- Axel TuanzebeInterventions10
- Lionel MpasiSaves5
Line-ups
England4-2-3-14-3-3Congo DR
1Mpasi
26Masuaku
4Tuanzebe
2Wan-Bissaka
22Mbemba
14Sadiki
8Moutoussamy
6Mukau
⚽9Cipenga
20Wissa
7Mbuku
⚽⚽
9Kane
9Kane
4Rice
11Rashford
10Bellingham20Madueke
8Anderson3O'Reilly
6Guéhi
25Spence
2Konsa1Pickford
England
- 1Jordan PickfordG
- 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
- 2Ezri KonsaCD-R
- 3Nico O'ReillyLB
- 25Djed SpenceRB
- 10Jude BellinghamAM
- 4Declan RiceLM
- 8Elliot AndersonRM
- 9Harry KaneF
- 11Marcus RashfordAM-L
- 20Noni MaduekeAM-R
Congo DR
- 1Lionel MpasiG
- 4Axel TuanzebeCD-L
- 22Chancel MbembaCD-R
- 26Arthur MasuakuLB
- 2Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
- 8Samuel MoutoussamyCM
- 14Noah SadikiLM
- 6Ngal'ayel MukauRM
- 20Yoane WissaF
- 9Brian CipengaLF
- 7Nathanaël MbukuRF
Videos
Ale Moreno: 'Congo DR will be thinking about what could have been'
1:00
Moreno: Harry Kane sees a different picture with England
1:29
Hutchison: England can't rely on their starting XI alone at the Azteca
0:59
Anthony Gordon compares Kane to the 'greatest of all time' Messi
0:34
DR Congo fans in London loved that opening goal vs. England
0:39
England fans go wild with relief after Kane equalises vs. DR Congo
0:49