England 2–1 Congo DR · 2026 FIFA World Cup

2026 FIFA World Cup · Round of 32 · Match 400021512

England

—

Congo DR

Atlanta Stadium

1 July 2026 · 16:00 UTC

Attendance 68,239

· England Win

Harry Kane #9 of England celebrates with teammates Jude Bellingham #10 and Anthony Gordon #18 after scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round Of 32 match between England and Congo DR at Atlanta Stadium on July 01, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images) — England came from behind in Atlanta to beat Congo DR with two late Harry Kane goals and reach the Round of 16 for the third successive edition.
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    Brilliant Kane hits late double to save England  — England came from behind in Atlanta to beat Congo DR with two late Harry Kane goals and reach the Round of 16 for the third successive edition.
  

Match Goals

England 2–1 Congo DR

Goal positions — England attacks right

England

Goal Harry KANE

75' · Regular goal

Goal Harry KANE

86' · Regular goal

Congo DR

Goal Brian CIPENGA

7' · Regular goal

Match Timeline

Key events

Goal Brian CIPENGA

Congo DR

19'

Yellow Card Jude BELLINGHAM

England

27'

Yellow Card Noah SADIKI

Congo DR

60'

Sub England

↑ Bukayo SAKA ↓ Noni MADUEKE

60'

Sub England

↑ Anthony GORDON ↓ Marcus RASHFORD

64'

Sub Congo DR

↑ Meschack ELIA ↓ Nathanael MBUKU

70'

Sub England

↑ Eberechi EZE ↓ Djed SPENCE

75'

Goal Harry KANE

England

76'

Sub Congo DR

↑ Edo Kayembe ↓ Ngalayel MUKAU

76'

Sub Congo DR

↑ Theo BONGONDA ↓ Brian CIPENGA

86'

Goal Harry KANE

England

89'

Sub Congo DR

↑ Joris KAYEMBE ↓ Arthur MASUAKU

89'

Sub Congo DR

↑ Fiston MAYELE ↓ Samuel Moutoussamy

90'

Sub England

↑ John STONES ↓ Declan RICE

Team Statistics

Head-to-head metrics

England

Possession53.5%

Passes523

Pass Accuracy92.2%

Shots16

Shots on Target7

Corners5

Yellow Cards1

Offsides0

Defensive Pressures246

Forced Turnovers35

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)17 / 13

Congo DR

Possession37.9%

Passes392

Pass Accuracy83.2%

Shots7

Shots on Target2

Corners3

Yellow Cards1

Offsides4

Defensive Pressures336

Forced Turnovers36

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)6 / 3

Comparative

ENG 53.5%PossessionDRC 37.9%

ENG 523PassesDRC 392

ENG 16ShotsDRC 7

ENG 7Shots on TargetDRC 2

ENG 246Def. PressuresDRC 336

ENG 11Counter-PressDRC 10

Phase Analytics

Tactical phase aggregates

England · 4-4-2

High Press

9.2

Counter-Press

11.1

Mid Block

15.5

Low Block

16.1

Att. Transition

11.7

Final Third

30.7

High Block

10.1

Turnovers

35.0

Congo DR · 4-4-2

High Press

1.1

Counter-Press

9.6

Mid Block

17.5

Low Block

38.1

Att. Transition

16.2

Final Third

13.3

High Block

3.0

Turnovers

36.0

Temporal Analytics

Pressing Intelligence & Performance Rates

    These metrics are sourced from temporal team analytics reports generated at intervals throughout the match. Comparing early-match and late-match snapshots reveals how each team's intensity and tactical shape evolved.
  

England — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 11.13 / 20)

High Press (score: 9.16 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 15.46 / 50)

Low Block (score: 16.10 / 50)

High Counter-Press

Congo DR — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 9.60 / 20)

High Press (score: 1.06 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 17.47 / 50)

Low Block (score: 38.06 / 50)

Deep Block / Low Block

England Phase Intensity Over Match Time

Phase aggregate values interpolated from temporal analytics snapshots · Goal events shown as vertical markers

Formations & Tactics

Starting XI

England · 4-4-2 · Coach: Thomas Tuchel

Congo DR · 4-4-2 · Coach: Sébastien Desabre

Squads

Match squads

England — Squad

#	Player
1	Jordan PICKFORD
2	Ezri KONSA
3	Nico OREILLY
4	Declan RICE ↓90'
5	John STONES ↑90'
6	Marc GUEHI
7	Bukayo SAKA ↑60'
8	Elliot ANDERSON
9	Harry KANE ⚽75' · ⚽86'
10	Jude BELLINGHAM 🟨19'
11	Marcus RASHFORD ↓60'
12	Trevoh CHALOBAH
13	Dean Henderson
14	Jordan HENDERSON
15	Dan BURN
16	Kobbie MAINOO
17	Morgan ROGERS
18	Anthony GORDON ↑60'
19	Ollie WATKINS
20	Noni MADUEKE ↓60'
21	Eberechi EZE ↑70'
22	Ivan TONEY
23	James TRAFFORD
24	Reece JAMES
25	Djed SPENCE ↓70'
26	Jarell QUANSAH

Congo DR — Squad

#	Player
1	Lionel MPASI
2	Aaron WAN-BISSAKA
3	Steve KAPUADI
4	Axel Tuanzebe
5	Dylan BATUBINSIKA
6	Ngalayel MUKAU ↓76'
7	Nathanael MBUKU ↓64'
8	Samuel Moutoussamy ↓89'
9	Brian CIPENGA ⚽7' · ↓76'
10	Theo BONGONDA ↑76'
11	Gael KAKUTA
12	Joris KAYEMBE ↑89'
13	Meschack ELIA ↑64'
14	Noah SADIKI 🟨27'
15	Aaron TSHIBOLA
16	Timothy FAYULU
17	Cedric BAKAMBU
18	Charles PICKEL
19	Fiston MAYELE ↑89'
20	Yoane WISSA
21	Matthieu EPOLO
22	Chancel MBEMBA
23	Simon BANZA
24	Gedeon KALULU
25	Edo Kayembe ↑76'
26	Arthur MASUAKU ↓89'

Post-Match Intelligence

Core Players & Final Team Stats

England — Final Stats

Possession53.5%

Passes / Completed523 / 482

Pass Accuracy92.2%

Shots / On Target16 / 7

Corners5

Yellow Cards1

Offsides0

Def. Pressures246

Forced Turnovers35

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)17 / 13

Counter-Press Score11.13

Congo DR — Final Stats

Possession37.9%

Passes / Completed392 / 326

Pass Accuracy83.2%

Shots / On Target7 / 2

Corners3

Yellow Cards1

Offsides4

Def. Pressures336

Forced Turnovers36

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)6 / 3

Counter-Press Score9.60

Head-to-Head Comparison

ENG 53.5%PossessionDRC 37.9%

ENG 523PassesDRC 392

ENG 16ShotsDRC 7

ENG 7Shots on TargetDRC 2

ENG 246Def. PressuresDRC 336

ENG 11Counter-PressDRC 10

Distance & Speed Comparison

ENG 116,243Total Distance (m)DRC 115,771

ENG 306Total SprintsDRC 246

ENG 35.2Max Top Speed (km/h)DRC 34.3

ENG 31.1Avg Top Speed (km/h)DRC 29.1

England — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
Elliot ANDERSON	11,565	66	40	28.0
Harry KANE	11,493	11	42	32.4	⚽ 5 shots
Jude BELLINGHAM	11,426	39	59	31.1	YC 3 shots
Declan RICE	11,379	56	—	32.4
Nico OREILLY	11,105	44	45	34.2
Marc GUEHI	10,400	67	31	29.8
Ezri KONSA	10,004	73	27	32.2
Djed SPENCE	7,763	42	—	34.9

Congo DR — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
Noah SADIKI	11,922	37	51	31.6	YC
Samuel Moutoussamy	11,798	40	—	30.8
Aaron WAN-BISSAKA	10,264	28	46	33.3
Yoane WISSA	10,107	17	25	33.3
Ngalayel MUKAU	9,875	19	—	34.0
Axel Tuanzebe	9,780	59	36	31.4
Brian CIPENGA	9,491	20	—	30.5	⚽ 3 shots
Chancel MBEMBA	9,323	45	29	32.1	🎯

Player Physical & Goal Metrics

All player analytics from the post-match snapshot

SPARQL · Player Analytics

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 
PREFIX xsd: 

SELECT ?playerName ?teamName ?goals ?assists ?totalDistance ?passes ?sprints ?topSpeed ?timePlayed
FROM 
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021512" .
  ?m fifa:hasPlayerAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:player ?player .
  ?player rdfs:label ?playerName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:team ?team . ?team rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:assists ?assists }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:totalDistance ?totalDistance }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:sprints ?sprints }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:topSpeed ?topSpeed }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:timePlayed ?timePlayed }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName DESC(?totalDistance)

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SPARQL Queries

Knowledge graph exploration

Match Overview

England vs Congo DR — core match metadata

SPARQL · Match Overview

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?homeTeam ?awayTeam ?homeScore ?awayScore ?date ?stadium ?attendance
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?match a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021512" .
  ?match fifa:homeTeam ?ht ; fifa:awayTeam ?at ;
         fifa:homeTeamScore ?homeScore ; fifa:awayTeamScore ?awayScore ;
         fifa:date ?date ; fifa:stadium ?s ; fifa:attendance ?attendance .
  ?ht rdfs:label ?homeTeam . ?at rdfs:label ?awayTeam . ?s rdfs:label ?stadium .
}

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Goals

All goal events with scorer and assist

SPARQL · Goals

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?minute ?playerName ?teamName ?goalType ?assistName
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021512" .
  ?m fifa:hasGoal ?goal .
  ?goal fifa:goalMinute ?minute .
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:player ?p . ?p rdfs:label ?playerName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:team ?t . ?t rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:goalType ?gt . ?gt rdfs:label ?goalType }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:assistPlayer ?a . ?a rdfs:label ?assistName }
}
ORDER BY xsd:integer(?minute)

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Team Analytics + Pressing Phases

Full tactical phase breakdown for both teams

SPARQL · Team Analytics

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?teamName ?possession ?passes ?passesCompleted ?goals ?shots ?shotsOnTarget
       ?corners ?yellowCards ?offsides ?defPress ?turnovers ?highPress ?counterPress
FROM 
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021512" .
  ?m fifa:hasTeamAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:team ?team .
  ?team rdfs:label ?teamName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:possession ?possession }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passesCompleted ?passesCompleted }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoal ?shots }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoalOnTarget ?shotsOnTarget }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:corners ?corners }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:yellowCards ?yellowCards }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:offsides ?offsides }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:defensivePressuresApplied ?defPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:forcedTurnovers ?turnovers }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateHighPress ?highPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateCounterPress ?counterPress }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName

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