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Remontada England vs DR Congo in FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Wed 1/7·19:00
England
2-1 FT
DR Congo
  • Kane75', 86'
  • Cipenga7'
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)68,239 spectatorsReferee: Adham Makhadmeh
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Difficulty
48

England trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 7'Trailed by one goal
  2. 75'Equaliser
  3. 86'Winner

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 7 to the final whistle: England had 16 shots (6 on target), DR Congo only 7.

Changes by coach Tuchel

Gordon came on for Rashford (61') and assisted, Saka came on for Madueke (61'), Eze came on for Spence (70').

The last 15 minutes

2 goals by England came after the 75th minute. It's not over until the final whistle.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 84% of fans backed England to win, but they fell behind by one goal first.

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT7'75'86'Substitution 61'Substitution 61'Substitution 70'Substitution 90+1'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadEngland goal DR Congo goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: England chances, below: DR Congo. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
EnglandDR Congo04590

Match story

  1. 7'

    Cipenga opened the scoring for DR Congo, assisted by Mbemba, putting DR Congo ahead 1-0.

  2. 75'

    Kane equalised for England, assisted by Gordon, to make it 1-1.

  3. 86'

    Kane completed the turnaround for England, assisted by Gordon, putting England ahead 2-1.

The match in numbers

EnglandDR Congo
60%Possession40%
2.16Chance quality (xG)0.77
16Shots7
7On target2
7Big chances1
5Corners3
517Passes365

Top players

1
KaneEngland · Centre Forward
8.7
2
GordonEngland · Left Forward
8.0
3
AndersonEngland · Central Midfield
7.6
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

England 84%Draw 7%DR Congo 9%
from 115,388 votes

Line-ups

DR Congo4-3-3
5.3 Pickford 6.6 O'Reilly 6.9 Guéhi 6.7 Konsa 6.4 Spence 7.2 Rice 7.6 Anderson 6.2 Rashford 6.8 Bellingham 7.5 Madueke 8.72 Kane 6.9 Mpasi 6.1 Masuaku 6.5 Tuanzebe 7.1 Mbemba 6.7 Wan-Bissaka 6.5 Sadiki 6.2 Moutoussamy 6.1 Mukau 7.2 Cipenga 6.6 Wissa 6.6 Mbuku
England4-2-3-1
England coach: Tuchel DR Congo coach: Desabre

Match events

EnglandDR Congo
  1. CipengaGoal · assist: Mbemba
    7'
  2. BellinghamYellow card
    19'
  3. SadikiYellow card
    28'
  4. SakaSubstitution · for Madueke
    61'
  5. GordonSubstitution · for Rashford
    61'
  6. EliaSubstitution · for Mbuku
    64'
  7. EzeSubstitution · for Spence
    70'
  8. KaneGoal · assist: Gordon
    75'
  9. BongondaSubstitution · for Cipenga
    76'
  10. KayembeSubstitution · for Mukau
    76'
  11. KaneGoal · assist: Gordon
    86'
  12. KayembeSubstitution · for Masuaku
    89'
  13. MayeleSubstitution · for Moutoussamy
    89'
  14. StonesSubstitution · for Rice
    90+1'