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England

2 - 1

DR Congo

1/16 · Wed, Jul 1, 2026, 16:00 UTC · Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia · Attendance 68,239 · Referee: Adham Mohammad Tumah Makhadmeh

Player of the match

Harry Kane

England

8.9

Match stats

EnglandDR Congo

60

Ball possession

40

2.16

Expected goals (xG)

0.77

16

Total shots

7

7

Shots on target

2

40

Touches in opposition box

11

7

Big chances

1

6

Big chances missed

1

468 (91%)

Accurate passes

299 (82%)

1

Yellow cards

1

5

Corners

3

Match events

7'

G

Brian Cipenga

19'

Y

Jude Bellingham

27'

Y

Noah Sadiki

60'

S

Anthony Gordon on for Marcus Rashford

60'

S

Bukayo Saka on for Noni Madueke

64'

S

Meschack Elia on for Nathanaël Mbuku

70'

S

Eberechi Eze on for Djed Spence

75'

G

Harry Kane

76'

S

Edo Kayembe on for Ngal Ayel Mukau

76'

S

Théo Bongonda on for Brian Cipenga

86'

G

Harry Kane

89'

S

Joris Kayembe Ditu on for Arthur Masuaku

89'

S

Fiston Mayele on for Samuel Moutoussamy

90 + 1'

S

John Stones on for Declan Rice

Highlights

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Lineups

England4-2-3-1

1

5.3

Jordan Pickford

25

6.9

Djed Spence

2

7.1

Ezri Konsa

6

7.3

Marc Guéhi

3

7.0

Nico O'Reilly

8

7.9

Elliot Anderson

4

7.2

Declan Rice

20

7.7

Noni Madueke

10

7.1

Jude Bellingham

11

7.2

Marcus Rashford

9

8.9

Harry Kane

Substitutes

Anthony Gordon8.1

Bukayo Saka6.7

Eberechi Eze6.4

John StonesDNP

Dean HendersonDNP

James TraffordDNP

Daniel BurnDNP

Jarell QuansahDNP

Reece JamesDNP

Trevoh ChalobahDNP

Jordan HendersonDNP

Kobbie MainooDNP

Morgan RogersDNP

Ivan ToneyDNP

Ollie WatkinsDNP

DR Congo4-3-3

1

7.4

Lionel Mpasi-Nzau

2

6.7

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

22

7.5

Chancel Mbemba

4

6.5

Axel Tuanzebe

26

6.2

Arthur Masuaku

6

6.1

Ngal Ayel Mukau

8

6.6

Samuel Moutoussamy

14

6.5

Noah Sadiki

7

6.9

Nathanaël Mbuku

20

6.9

Yoane Wissa

9

7.2

Brian Cipenga

Substitutes

Meschack Elia6.0

Edo Kayembe6.2

Théo Bongonda6.4

Joris Kayembe DituDNP

Fiston MayeleDNP

Matthieu EpoloDNP

Timothy FayuluDNP

Dylan BatubinsikaDNP

Gédéon KaluluDNP

Steve KapuadiDNP

Aaron TshibolaDNP

Charles PickelDNP

Cédric BakambuDNP

Gaël KakutaDNP

Simon BanzaDNP