England
2 - 1
finished
DR Congo
Match events
Live goals, substitutions and bookings from FIFA — updated every minute.
- 7' Brian CIPENGA DR Congo
- 19' Jude BELLINGHAM Yellow card England
- 27' Noah SADIKI Yellow card DR Congo
- 60' Bukayo SAKA ← Noni MADUEKE England
- 60' Anthony GORDON ← Marcus RASHFORD England
- 64' Meschack ELIA ← Nathanael MBUKU DR Congo
- 70' Eberechi EZE ← Djed SPENCE England
- 75' Harry KANE England
- 76' Theo BONGONDA ← Brian CIPENGA DR Congo
- 76' Edo Kayembe ← Ngalayel MUKAU DR Congo
- 86' Harry KANE England
- 89' Fiston MAYELE ← Samuel Moutoussamy DR Congo
- 89' Joris KAYEMBE ← Arthur MASUAKU DR Congo
- 90'+1' John STONES ← Declan RICE England
Match Details
| Stage | Round of 32 |
| Date | Wednesday, July 01, 2026 |
| Kick-off | 12:00 ET |
| Status | finished |
Starting Lineups
Confirmed starting XI via FIFA.com
FIFA has published the official starting lineups for this match.
England
- GK Jordan PICKFORD #1
- DF Ezri KONSA #2
- DF Nico OREILLY #3
- DF Marc GUEHI #6
- DF Djed SPENCE #25
- MF Declan RICE #4
- MF Elliot ANDERSON #8
- MF Jude BELLINGHAM #10
- FW Harry KANE (C) #9
- FW Marcus RASHFORD #11
- FW Noni MADUEKE #20
Substitutes (15)
- GK Dean Henderson #13
- GK James TRAFFORD #23
- DF John STONES #5
- DF Trevoh CHALOBAH #12
- DF Dan BURN #15
- DF Reece JAMES #24
- DF Jarell QUANSAH #26
- MF Jordan HENDERSON #14
- MF Kobbie MAINOO #16
- MF Morgan ROGERS #17
- MF Eberechi EZE #21
- FW Bukayo SAKA #7
- FW Anthony GORDON #18
- FW Ollie WATKINS #19
- FW Ivan TONEY #22
Coach: Thomas Tuchel
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DR Congo
- GK Lionel MPASI #1
- DF Aaron WAN-BISSAKA #2
- DF Axel Tuanzebe #4
- DF Chancel MBEMBA (C) #22
- DF Arthur MASUAKU #26
- MF Ngalayel MUKAU #6
- MF Nathanael MBUKU #7
- MF Samuel Moutoussamy #8
- MF Noah SADIKI #14
- FW Brian CIPENGA #9
- FW Yoane WISSA #20
Substitutes (15)
- GK Timothy FAYULU #16
- GK Matthieu EPOLO #21
- DF Steve KAPUADI #3
- DF Dylan BATUBINSIKA #5
- DF Joris KAYEMBE #12
- DF Gedeon KALULU #24
- MF Theo BONGONDA #10
- MF Aaron TSHIBOLA #15
- MF Charles PICKEL #18
- MF Edo Kayembe #25
- FW Gael KAKUTA #11
- FW Meschack ELIA #13
- FW Cedric BAKAMBU #17
- FW Fiston MAYELE #19
- FW Simon BANZA #23
Coach: Sébastien Desabre
View full squad →Match Prediction
England
43%
Draw
24%
33%
DR Congo
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