England 2 - 1 Congo DR
England lives to fight another day!
After a shaky start, England comes from behind to beat DR Congo 2-1 in the Round of 32 in Atlanta.
The Leopards stunned Kane and co., snatching the lead in the seventh minute.
Mbemba's long ball looped over a poorly-positioned Spence, allowing Cipenga to jink in and slam a low shot past Pickford at his near post.
This early humbling hinted at a potential upset for the ages in the DRC's first World Cup since playing as Zaire in 1974.
Frustrations grew as a plethora of England opportunities went begging.
Even worse, Wissa could have made it 2-0, but he struck the right post.
Goalkeeper Mpasi was superb between the sticks, yet put himself at risk as he flew out at Kane's feet just before the break.
The captain tapped it away from him and went down, but the official told him to get up.
In the second half, pressure was unrelenting on Mpasi's goal, as the Le Havre stopper ultimately made five important saves.
He was eventually beaten in the 75th minute as Gordon's introduction led to a fine cross for Kane to nod in powerfully, sparking nationwide relief.
The Barcelona new boy showed why he's heading to Spain next season, grabbing another assist for Kane in the dying embers.
Play was reworked after a Bellingham chance was saved, before a simple Gordon ball set up Kane to surge into the right of the box and smash into the roof of the net.
After this performance, which saw Tuchel's men eventually work well around a 2.04 xG, Mexico is next in the Round of 16 at the Azteca.
For Desabre's DR Congo, they can leave this tournament with their heads held high, pushing above their 0.8 xG to give the side fourth in the FIFA world rankings a real scare.
That's all from us.
We hope you enjoyed the match!
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England · Defender · #5 
Congo DR · Attacker · #19 