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# England 2-1 Congo DR

- **Status:** FT
- **Date:** 1 Jul 17:00
- **League:** World Cup, Regular Season - Round of 32
- **Venue:** Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

## Match Events

| Min | Event | Player | Team |
|-----|-------|--------|------|
| 7' | Normal Goal | B. Cipenga (C. Mbemba) | Congo DR |
| 19' | Yellow Card | J. Bellingham | England |
| 28' | Yellow Card | N. Sadiki | Congo DR |
| 61' | Substitution 1 | M. Rashford (on for A. Gordon) | England |
| 61' | Substitution 2 | N. Madueke (on for B. Saka) | England |
| 64' | Substitution 1 | N. Mbuku (on for M. Elia) | Congo DR |
| 70' | Substitution 3 | D. Spence (on for E. Eze) | England |
| 75' | Normal Goal | H. Kane (A. Gordon) | England |
| 76' | Substitution 2 | N. Mukau (on for E. Kayembe) | Congo DR |
| 76' | Substitution 3 | B. Cipenga (on for T. Bongonda) | Congo DR |
| 86' | Normal Goal | H. Kane (A. Gordon) | England |
| 89' | Substitution 4 | A. Masuaku (on for J. Kayembe) | Congo DR |
| 89' | Substitution 5 | S. Moutoussamy (on for F. Mayele) | Congo DR |
| 90+1' | Substitution 4 | D. Rice (on for J. Stones) | England |

## Statistics

| Stat | England | Congo DR |
|------|--------|--------|
| Shots on Goal | 7 | 2 |
| Shots off Goal | 6 | 2 |
| Total Shots | 16 | 6 |
| Blocked Shots | 3 | 2 |
| Shots insidebox | 13 | 2 |
| Shots outsidebox | 3 | 4 |
| Fouls | 10 | 12 |
| Corner Kicks | 5 | 3 |
| Offsides | 0 | 4 |
| Ball Possession | 60% | 40% |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 1 |
| Red Cards | - | - |
| Goalkeeper Saves | 1 | 5 |
| Total passes | 515 | 365 |
| Passes accurate | 467 | 299 |
| Passes % | 91% | 82% |
| expected_goals | 2.04 | 0.76 |
| goals_prevented | -0.04 | -0.04 |

## England Lineup (4-2-3-1)

**Starting XI:** Jordan Pickford (1), Djed Spence (25), Ezri Konsa (2), Marc Guéhi (6), Nico O'Reilly (3), Elliot Anderson (8), Declan Rice (4), Noni Madueke (20), Jude Bellingham (10), Marcus Rashford (11), Harry Kane (9)

**Substitutes:** Anthony Gordon (18), Bukayo Saka (7), Eberechi Eze (21), James Trafford (23), Dean Henderson (13), Trevoh Chalobah (12), John Stones (5), Dan Burn (15), Reece James (24), Jarell Quansah (26), Jordan Henderson (14), Morgan Rogers (17), Kobbie Mainoo (16), Ollie Watkins (19), Ivan Toney (22)


## Congo DR Lineup (4-3-3)

**Starting XI:** Lionel Mpasi Nzau (1), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (2), Chancel Mbemba (22), Axel Tuanzebe (4), Arthur Masuaku (26), Ngal'ayel Mukau (6), Samuel Moutoussamy (8), Noah Sadiki (14), Nathanaël Mbuku (7), Yoane Wissa (20), Brian Cipenga (9)

**Substitutes:** Meschak Elia (13), Théo Bongonda (10), Edo Kayembe (25), Matthieu Epolo (21), Timothy Fayulu (16), Dylan Batubinsika (5), Gedeon Kalulu (24), Joris Kayembe (12), Steve Kapuadi (3), Gaël Kakuta (11), Charles Pickel (18), Aaron Tshibola (15), Fiston Mayele (19), Cédric Bakambu (17), Simon Banza (23)