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ONLY MEETING vs. DR CONGO
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FINAL MEETING vs. DR CONGO
  Wednesday, 1 July 2026
2026 FIFA World Cup Finals Second Phase Round of 32 match eight
 
England vs. DR Congo [ - ]
 
 
 
The Mercedes-Benz Stadium, 1 AMB Drive Northwest, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States
Kick-off (EDT): 12.00noon 5.00pm BST
Attendance: tbc
   
     
 
   
   
  Commentator:
 
"HEADLINE" newspaper
Officials from England Squad Type DR Congo Squad
Referee (-)

x (-), , FIFA-listed x
  Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
Assistant Referees   Hit Bar/Post  
      Corner Kicks Won  
Fourth official

Reserve Assistant Referee
  Offside Calls Against  
  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  
Video Assistant Officials               

Assistants - &
England Team
 
Rank FIFA (11 June 2026) 4th
EFO ranking Group One (4th)
ELO rating 4th
Colours The Nike 2026 home uniform - White crew necked jerseys with obsidian blue collars/cuffs with white/red trim and speed red side panel, navy blue shorts with white/red trim, white socks with obsidian/speed pin hoops.
Captain Harry Kane Head Coach Thomas Tuchel, 52 (29 August 1973 in Krumbach, West Germany), appointed manager on 8 October 2024, effective 1 January 2025.
⁷³ most goals as captain
90th of 89, W 58 - D 17 - L 14 - F 201 - A 64. P eighteenth of seventeen, W 13 - D 2 - L 2 - F 37 - A 7.
     
England Lineup
x changes to the previous match (-) league position (22 May after 37 matches)
               
 
               
 
               
 
               
 
               
 
               
 
               
 
               
 
               
 
               
 
               
 
England Substitutes
                 
 
 
                 
 
 
                 
 
 
                 
 
 
                 
 
 
result: England vs. DR Congo
unused substitutes: 1-Jordan Pickford, 2-Ezri Konsa, 3-Nico O'Reilly, 4-Declan Rice, 5-John Stones, 6-Marc Guéhi, 7-Bukayo Saka, 8-Elliot Anderson, 9-Harry Kane, 10-Jude Bellingham, 11-Marcus Rashford, 12-Trevoh Chalobah, 13-Dean Henderson, 14-Jordan Henderson, 15-Dan Burn, 16-Kobbie Mainoo, 17-Morgan Rogers, 18-Anthony Gordon, 19-Ollie Watkins, 20-Noni Madueke, 21-Ebere Eze, 22-Ivan Toney, 23-James Trafford, 25-Djed Spence, 26-Jarell Quansah.
team notes:  
goalscoring notes:
The next two players who score at their first WCF goal will be the fiftieth different England player to score at a WCF tournament.
goalkeeper notes:  
venue notes:  
BME notes:  
records:  
4-2-3-1  
Averages (Starting XI): Age 26 years 330 days Appearances/Goals 41.7 9.3
DR Congo Team
 
 Rank FIFA (11 June 2026) 46th
EFO ranking n/a
ELO rating 53rd
Colours Made by Umbro - Light blue (white zebra print) crew-necked jerseys with red trimmed collar, red/white cuffs, red collar and green accents, light blue shorts, light blue socks
or White crew-necked jerseys with light-blue trimmed collar, light blue trim into concentric diamonds
or Red crew necked jerseys with yellow trimmed collar/pattern on sleeves/side pintrim, white/red cuffs
Captain Chancel Mbemba Head Coach Sébastien Serge Louis Desabre
49 (2 August 1976 in Valence, France), appointed 22 August 2022
  52ns match, W 25 - D 14 - L 11 - F _ - A _.
DR Congo Lineup
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
DR Congo Substitutes
               
               
               
               
result: England vs. DR Congo
     
unused substitutes:  
team notes:  
records: Cedric Bakambu is one goal away from reaching the record of 22 goals, currently held by Dieumerci Mbokani (2005-22).
 
 
   
Averages (Starting XI): Age   Appearances/Goals    
 
    Match Report by Mike Payne

Tbc
  

Source Notes

TheFA.com
BBC Sport
LeopardsFoot
FIFA.com
Mike Payne - football historian and contributor
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