🧩 Starting Lineup
📰 Match Recap
England beat Congo DR 2-1 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Read the full match recap, goals, stats and key moments on worldcuplivenow.com.
📝 Match Story
- 7': ⚽ Goal for Congo DR scored by Brian Cipenga, assisted by Chancel Mbemba.
- 19': 🟨 Yellow card for Jude Bellingham (England).
- 28': 🟨 Yellow card for Noah Sadiki (Congo DR).
- 75': ⚽ Goal for England scored by Harry Kane with a header, assisted by Anthony Gordon.
- 86': ⚽ Goal for England scored by Harry Kane, assisted by Anthony Gordon.
⚽ Match Events
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John Stones(Substitution)
ENG90'+1'
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Fiston Mayele(Substitution)
COD89'
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Joris Kayembe(Substitution)
COD89'
⚽
Harry Kane
ENG86'
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Edo Kayembe(Substitution)
COD76'
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Théo Bongonda(Substitution)
COD76'
⚽
Harry Kane(Goal - Header)
ENG75'
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Eberechi Eze(Substitution)
ENG70'
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Meschack Elia(Substitution)
COD64'
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Anthony Gordon(Substitution)
ENG61'
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Bukayo Saka(Substitution)
ENG61'
🟨
Noah Sadiki(Yellow Card)
COD28'
🟨
Jude Bellingham(Yellow Card)
ENG19'
⚽
Brian Cipenga
COD7'
📈 Head-to-Head & Recent Form
This is the first-ever meeting between England and Congo DR.
England
WWWDW
- New Zealand1-0
- Costa Rica3-0
- Croatia4-2
- Ghana0-0
- Panama0-2
Congo DR
DLDLW
- Denmark0-0
- Chile1-2
- Portugal1-1
- Colombia1-0
- Uzbekistan3-1
🏟️ Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
Capacity: 71,000Opened: 2017
View stadium →📊 Match Statistics
ENGCOD
59.7Possession (%)40.3
517Passes365
0Pass Accuracy (%)0
16Total Shots7
7Shots on Target2
5Corners3
10Fouls12
0Offsides4
1Saves5
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0