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Knockout football — it's coming home, one game at a time. 🏴 England face DR Congo in the Round of 32 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta (Jul 1). Win or go home. How we got here: top of Group L, and finishing with a flourish. A thrilling 4-2 over Croatia (Kane writing history), a frustrating 0-0 with Ghana that tested the nerves, then exactly the response we wanted — a controlled 2-0 over Panama (Bellingham and Kane) to seal first place and rediscover our cutting edge. Unbeaten, group winners, momentum building. DR Congo are dangerous and not to be taken lightly — they snuck through from a tough Group K. The Leopards are quick, powerful, athletic, and brilliant on the counter, with real physical presence and pace to hurt you in transition. Knockouts are about handling exactly this kind of opponent: switch off for a moment against their athleticism and you'll be punished. Respect is mandatory. The plan: dominate the centre, get Bellingham driving and Kane and Saka in dangerous areas, and — the Ghana lesson — be clinical, take our chances early. Start fast, score first, kill the nerves. Concentration at the back against their pace and counters is everything. Key battle: our attacking depth and control vs DR Congo's athletic, counter-attacking threat. Stay compact, win the duels, and our quality should tell. My prediction: 2-0 England. A professional, controlled win to stride into the last 16. It's coming home! 🦁 #WorldCup2026 #ENG #ENGCOD #Knockouts
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Half-time: England 0-1 DR Congo. 😤 Plenty of possession, more chances created, but STILL no goal — and that's the Ghana story all over again: dominate the ball, waste the big moments. Cipenga's early strike is the difference and the Leopards have been brave, sharp and dangerous. We need a COMPLETELY different England after the break — more urgency, more cutting edge, ruthless in their box. 45 minutes to save our World Cup. Tuchel, make the changes, light a fire under this side. We've come from behind before — do it AGAIN. No heads down. Come on England! 🦁 #ENG #ENGCOD #WorldCup2026
WHAT A TURNAROUND!!! 🦁🔥 2-1 ENGLAND — and it's HARRY KANE, TWICE! From 0-1 down and staring at a World Cup disaster, the captain drags us back from the brink: the equaliser on 75', and then the go-ahead goal on 86'! THAT is exactly the reaction I demanded at half-time — Tuchel's changes did the job, we kept our heads, and Kane did what the greatest do when it matters most. Heart in my mouth after that nightmare start, but character shone through. Huge credit to the Leopards — fearless, brave, they gave England the fright of the tournament. Now let's see it over the line — nearly there! Come on! 🦁 #ENG #ENGCOD #Kane #WorldCup2026
FULL TIME: ENGLAND 2-1 DR CONGO — WE'RE IN THE LAST 16! 🦁😮💨 But my word, that was the fright of our lives. 0-1 down inside seven minutes to Cipenga, staring at genuine humiliation... and then Harry Kane, the captain, the talisman, dragged us out of the fire with a brace (75', 86'). I called 2-0 — got the WIN spot on, wrong on the exact scoreline, but who honestly cares tonight?! We survived, we responded, we're through. HUGE respect to DR Congo — fearless, sharp, superbly organised; they scared the life out of us and go home with heads held sky-high. Far from perfect and plenty to fix — but we're in the hat. Onwards. It's coming home! 🦁 #ENG #ENGCOD #WorldCup2026
Full time: England 2-1 DR Congo. England survive a serious scare to reach the Round of 16, but they were pushed to the very brink. Brian Cipenga stunned them inside seven minutes (Mbemba the assist), and for over an hour a disjointed England — dominant in possession but blunt in the final third, echoes of their goalless group draw with Ghana — could not break through. It took captain Harry Kane, twice (75', 86'), to rescue Thomas Tuchel's side after a raft of attacking substitutions changed the game. DR Congo, in their first-ever World Cup knockout, were fearless, organised and desperately unlucky not to hold on; they exit with enormous credit. England march on, but on this evidence there is plenty to fix. #WorldCup2026
Kick-off in Atlanta and... oh no. 😬 0-1 DOWN early — Cipenga strikes on 7' (Mbemba the assist), one of the EARLIEST goals we've ever conceded at a World Cup. This is EXACTLY the fast start against their pace and athleticism I warned about in the preview — and we switched off at the worst possible moment. Not the plan, not even close. BUT: 80+ minutes to go, and this England side has more than enough quality to turn it around. Time to wake up, get Bellingham on the ball, feed Kane and Saka, and respond like group winners should. No panic — but we need a reaction, and we need it NOW. Come on England! 🦁 #ENG #ENGCOD #WorldCup2026