World Cup ｜ Round of 32 ｜ 2026-07-02 01:00 JST
Match summary England took on Congo DR in the World Cup Round of 32 on July 2. England overturned a first-half deficit to beat Congo DR 2-1. England trailed 1-0 at half-time but scored 2 in the second half to turn the game around.
England controlled the game with 60% possession and 16 shots (7 for their opponents). England scored 2 from 7 shots on target.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Pickfor 3 O&ap os; 6 Guéhi 2 Konsa 25 Spence 4 Rice 8 Anderso 11 Rashfor 10 Belling 20 Madueke 9 Kane
4-3-3 1 Mpasi-N 26 Masu aku 4 Tuan zeb 22 Mbemba 2 Wan- Bis 14 Sadiki 8 Moutous 6 Mukau 9 Cipenga 20 Wissa 7 Mbuku
2.04 Expected goals (xG) 0.8
-0.04 Goals prevented (xG) -0.04
View as table England Stat Congo DR 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-3-3 60% Possession 40% 2.04 Expected goals (xG) 0.8 16 Shots 7 7 Shots on target 2 6 Shots off target 3 3 Blocked shots 2 13 Shots inside the box 2 3 Shots outside the box 5 5 Corner kicks 3 0 Offsides 4 10 Fouls 12 517 Passes 365 468 Accurate passes 299 91% Pass accuracy 82% 1 Goalkeeper saves 5 -0.04 Goals prevented (xG) -0.04 1 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Adham Mohammad, Jordan
Player stats England Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK J. Pickford 0 19(73%) 0 0 0 6.2 90 DF D. Spence 0 1(100%) 4 31(78%) 0 0 0 2 6.7 70 10(7) DF E. Konsa 0 70(97%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.9 90 4(2) DF M. Guéhi 0 68(100%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 90 5(4) DF N. O'Reilly 1 0 42(91%) 0 0 0 3 1 5.9 90 1 2 7(2) MF E. Anderson 1 0 2 2 61(85%) 0 0 0 1 7.7 90 3 1 13(9) MF D. Rice 0 52(96%) 0 0 0 7.2 89 2 2(None) MF N. Madueke 0 3(75%) 2 24(96%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.9 61 3 1 11(7) MF J. Bellingham 3 3 0 1(50%) 33(85%) 0 1 0 2 1 6.9 90 2 9(2) MF M. Rashford 3 1 0 1(100%) 1 27(100%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.9 61 7(4) FW H. Kane 4 3 2 9(75%) 0 0 0 2 8.3 90 1 1 8(2) FW A. Gordon 1 0 18(90%) 2 0 0 1 7.2 29 2 2 5(None) FW B. Saka 0 1(25%) 2 9(82%) 0 0 0 6.9 29 7(4) MF E. Eze 0 5(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 20 1(1) DF J. Stones 0 0 0 0 1 GK J. Trafford 0 0 0 0 GK Dean Henderson 0 0 0 0 DF T. Chalobah 0 0 0 0 DF D. Burn 0 0 0 0 DF R. James 0 0 0 0 DF J. Quansah 0 0 0 0 MF J. Henderson 0 0 0 0 MF M. Rogers 0 0 0 0 MF K. Mainoo 0 0 0 0 FW Ollie Watkins 0 0 0 0 FW Ivan Toney 0 0 0 0
Congo DR Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Lionel Mpasi Nzau 0 27(75%) 0 0 0 7.5 90 2(2) DF A. Wan-Bissaka 0 3 1 15(75%) 0 0 0 1 7.6 90 1 6(5) DF Chancel Mbemba 0 2(100%) 34(77%) 1 0 0 7.2 90 1 5(4) DF A. Tuanzebe 0 2 1 54(92%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 3(2) DF Arthur Masuaku 0 4 1 26(81%) 0 0 0 6.2 89 1 11(5) MF N. Mukau 0 1 19(100%) 0 0 0 3 2 6.3 76 8(3) MF Samuel Moutoussamy 0 5 34(89%) 0 0 0 2 7 89 9(5) MF N. Sadiki 0 1(100%) 1 1 31(89%) 0 1 0 1 6.2 90 1 1 9(2) FW N. Mbuku 0 1(100%) 1 13(81%) 0 0 0 3 6.9 64 5(5) FW Y. Wissa 2 0 1(100%) 14(70%) 0 0 0 2 6.3 90 8(5) FW B. Cipenga 2 1 1 1(25%) 2 13(54%) 0 0 0 2 1 7 76 1 15(4) FW Meschak Elia 1 1 0 3(75%) 0 0 0 2 6.3 26 3(None) MF Théo Bongonda 0 5(83%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 14 2(2) MF E. Kayembe 0 1 8(100%) 0 0 0 6.7 14 1(1) DF Joris Kayembe 0 3(75%) 0 0 0 6.6 8 1 FW Fiston Mayele 0 0 0 0 1 6.2 8 2(None) GK Matthieu Epolo 0 0 0 0 GK Timothy Fayulu 0 0 0 0 DF Dylan Batubinsika 0 0 0 0 DF Gedeon Kalulu 0 0 0 0 DF Steve Kapuadi 0 0 0 0 MF Gaël Kakuta 0 0 0 0 MF Charles Pickel 0 0 0 0 MF Aaron Tshibola 0 0 0 0 FW Cédric Bakambu 0 0 0 0 FW Simon Banza 0 0 0 0
Lineups England Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 J. Pickford Starter DF 25 D. Spence Starter DF 2 E. Konsa Starter DF 6 M. Guéhi Starter DF 3 N. O'Reilly Starter MF 8 E. Anderson Starter MF 4 D. Rice Starter MF 20 N. Madueke Starter MF 10 J. Bellingham Starter MF 11 M. Rashford Starter FW 9 H. Kane Bench FW 18 A. Gordon Bench FW 7 B. Saka Bench DF 5 J. Stones Bench MF 21 E. Eze
Show unused substitutes (11) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 13 D. Henderson Bench GK 23 J. Trafford Bench MF 14 J. Henderson Bench DF 15 D. Burn Bench FW 19 O. Watkins Bench DF 12 T. Chalobah Bench DF 24 R. James Bench MF 17 M. Rogers Bench MF 16 K. Mainoo Bench FW 22 I. Toney Bench DF 26 J. Quansah
Congo DR Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 L. Mpasi-Nzau Starter DF 2 A. Wan-Bissaka Starter DF 22 C. Mbemba Starter DF 4 A. Tuanzebe Starter DF 26 A. Masuaku Starter MF 6 N. Mukau Starter MF 8 S. Moutoussamy Starter MF 14 N. Sadiki Starter FW 7 N. Mbuku Starter FW 20 Y. Wissa Starter FW 9 B. Cipenga Bench DF 12 J. Kayembe Bench MF 25 E. Kayembe Bench FW 19 F. Mayele Bench MF 10 T. Bongonda Bench FW 13 M. Elia
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 21 M. Epolo Bench GK 16 T. Fayulu Bench FW 17 C. Bakambu Bench MF 18 C. Pickel Bench DF 24 G. Kalulu Bench FW 23 S. Banza Bench DF 3 S. Kapuadi Bench MF 11 G. Kakuta Bench DF 5 D. Batubinsika Bench MF 15 A. Tshibola
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 7' Congo DR ⚽ Goal B. Cipenga 0-1 1H 19' England 🟨 Yellow card J. Bellingham 1H 27' Congo DR 🟨 Yellow card N. Sadiki 1H 44' England 📺 VAR H. Kane 2H 16' England 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Rashford → IN A. Gordon 2H 16' England 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Madueke → IN B. Saka 2H 19' Congo DR 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Mbuku → IN M. Elia 2H 25' England 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Spence → IN E. Eze 2H 30' England ⚽ Goal H. Kane 1-1 2H 31' Congo DR 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Mukau → IN E. Kayembe 2H 31' Congo DR 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Cipenga → IN T. Bongonda 2H 41' England ⚽ Goal H. Kane 2-1 2H 44' Congo DR 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Masuaku → IN J. Kayembe 2H 44' Congo DR 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Moutoussamy → IN F. Mayele 2H 45+1' England 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Rice → IN J. Stones
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