Harry Kane came to Englands rescue with two brilliant goals as the Three Lions survived a major World Cup scare against DR Congo this afternoon. It looked as though Thomas Tuchels controversial squad selection was set to backfire in spectacular fashion when they fell behind to Brian Cipengas early goal and laboured to find an equaliser until Kane struck in the 75th minute.And the Bayern Munich striker, captaining England for a record-equalling 90th time, then struck again with four minutes to go to send his side through to a round of 16 meeting with Mexico in the early hours of Monday morning.more to follow Topics 2026 FIFA World Cup Anthony Gordon Bukayo Saka Dan Burn Declan Rice DR Congo national football team Eberechi Eze Elliot Anderson England National Football Team FIFA World Cup Harry Kane Ivan Toney John Stones Jordan Henderson Jordan Pickford Jude Bellingham Kobbie Mainoo Marc Guehi Marcus Rashford Morgan Rogers Noni Madueke Ollie Watkins Reece James World Cup World Cup 2026 Yoane Wissa Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read LIVE England v DR Congo: Commentary, updates, goals and stats as Three Lions seek place in last 16 of World Cup 2026 Jon Fisher 1st July, 2026 WATCH: DR Congo stun England as Cipenga opens scoring in World Cup round-of-32 tie Jon Fisher 1st July, 2026 England vs DR Congo live: World Cup 2026 confirmed teams and full line ups as Rice, Spence and Madueke start, TV channel, live online stream and stats Ben Miller 1st July, 2026 Switzerland v Algeria: World Cup 2026 line-ups, stats and preview, TV channel, live online stream and prediction Jon Fisher 1st July, 2026 Portugal v Croatia: World Cup 2026 line-ups, stats and TV streams as Ronaldo looks to get back on goal train Jon Fisher 1st July, 2026 England vs DR Congo: Three Lions nervous at World Cup 2026, admits Tuchel as boss promises match will not be a draw or glamorous and praises very emotional Pickford Ben Miller 1st July, 2026
