England vs Congo DR
World · World Cup
England2 – 1
Congo DR
England vs Congo DR
01Match reportEvents and team stats
Events
1st Half0 – 1
GOALB. Cipenga(C. Mbemba) 7'- 19'
J. Bellingham
N. Sadiki
27'2nd Half2 – 0
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- 76'
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- 86'
- 89'
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Match events are sourced from our data provider — we display whatever is provided, which may occasionally be incomplete or inaccurate.
Team stats
-0.04goals_prevented-0.04
02Our verdictModel picks for this match
Picks
England or Draw–
England Under 2.5–
Congo DR Under 1.5–
Win probability
England50% Draw50%
Congo DR0%From the data provider’s match model. Model advice: Double chance : England or draw
04StatsAverages and trends from our results data
Prematch averages
Not enough games in our records for this window yet.
England have played since this match — see their current form on their team page.
Congo DR have played since this match — see their current form on their team page.
Key trendsBuilt from our results
England are in their last 14 gamesW13 D1 England have kept 7 in their last 8 games88% 05Head to head
No previous meetings between these clubs in our records.
06Line-upsStarting XIs and benches
England4-2-3-14-3-3Congo DR 1Pickford
3O'Reilly
6Guehi
2Konsa
25Spence
4Rice
8Anderson
11Rashford
10Bellingham
20Madueke
9Kane
1Mpasi-Nzau
26Masuaku
4Tuanzebe
22Mbemba
2Wan-Bissaka
14Sadiki
8Moutoussamy
6Mukau
9Cipenga
20Wissa
7Mbuku
England substitutesCoach: Thomas Tuchel
13D. Henderson
23J. Trafford
14J. Henderson
15D. Burn
19O. Watkins
12T. Chalobah
24R. James
18A. Gordon
17M. Rogers
7B. Saka
16K. Mainoo
5J. Stones
22I. Toney
21E. Eze
26J. Quansah
Congo DR substitutesCoach: Sebastien Desabre
21M. Epolo
16T. Fayulu
17C. Bakambu
12J. Kayembe
18C. Pickel
24G. Kalulu
23S. Banza
25E. Kayembe
19F. Mayele
3S. Kapuadi
11G. Kakuta
5D. Batubinsika
10T. Bongonda
15A. Tshibola
13M. Elia
07DrawWorld Cup
About this match
England 2-1 Congo DR: match report
England won 2-1 at home to Congo DR in the World Cup on Wed 1 Jul 2026.
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