England men · FIFA World Cup · Round of 32
England
v DR Congo
2–1
Full time
England v DR Congo finished 2–1.
- DR Congo
- Cipenga 7'
- Date
- Wednesday 1 July 2026 · England in 2026
- Kick-off
- 17:00 UK
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
- Competition
- FIFA World Cup · Round of 32
Last checked 29 October 2026
Team sheets
Line-ups
England Formation 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- No. 1, Jordan Pickford GK
- No. 25, Djed Spence RB Off in the 70'
- No. 2, Ezri Konsa CB
- No. 6, Marc Guéhi CB
- No. 3, Nico O'Reilly LB
- No. 8, Elliot Anderson RM
- No. 4, Declan Rice LM Off in the 90+1'
- No. 20, Noni Madueke RW Off in the 61'
- No. 10, Jude Bellingham AM Yellow card 19'
- No. 11, Marcus Rashford LW Off in the 61'
- No. 9, Harry Kane FW
Substitutes
- No. 7, Bukayo Saka On in the 61'
- No. 18, Anthony Gordon On in the 61'
- No. 21, Eberechi Eze On in the 70'
- No. 5, John Stones On in the 90+1'
- No. 12, Trevoh Chalobah (not used)
- No. 13, Dean Henderson (not used)
- No. 14, Jordan Henderson (not used)
- No. 15, Dan Burn (not used)
- No. 16, Kobbie Mainoo (not used)
- No. 17, Morgan Rogers (not used)
- No. 19, Ollie Watkins (not used)
- No. 22, Ivan Toney (not used)
- No. 23, James Trafford (not used)
- No. 24, Reece James (not used)
- No. 26, Jarell Quansah (not used)
DR Congo Formation 4-3-3
Starting XI
- No. 1, Lionel Mpasi GK
- No. 2, Aaron Wan-Bissaka RB
- No. 22, Chancel Mbemba CB
- No. 4, Axel Tuanzebe CB
- No. 26, Arthur Masuaku LB Off in the 89'
- No. 6, Ngal'ayel Mukau RM Off in the 76'
- No. 8, Samuel Moutoussamy CM Off in the 89'
- No. 14, Noah Sadiki LM Yellow card 28'
- No. 7, Nathanaël Mbuku RW Off in the 64'
- No. 9, Brian Cipenga LW Off in the 76'
- No. 20, Yoane Wissa FW
Substitutes
- No. 13, Meschack Elia On in the 64'
- No. 10, Théo Bongonda On in the 76'
- No. 25, Edo Kayembe On in the 76'
- No. 12, Joris Kayembe On in the 89'
- No. 19, Fiston Mayele On in the 89'
- No. 3, Steve Kapuadi (not used)
- No. 5, Dylan Batubinsika (not used)
- No. 11, Gaël Kakuta (not used)
- No. 15, Aaron Tshibola (not used)
- No. 16, Timothy Fayulu (not used)
- No. 17, Cédric Bakambu (not used)
- No. 18, Charles Pickel (not used)
- No. 21, Matthieu Epolo (not used)
- No. 23, Simon Banza (not used)
- No. 24, Gédéon Kalulu (not used)
Referee: Adham Mohammad.
Official meetings since 2026
England v DR Congo stats
Meetings1In our results database
England wins1England perspective
Draws0Level at full time
DR Congo wins0DR Congo victories
England have scored 2 goals to DR Congo's 1 across these meetings.
Individual fixture records
Who has scored most?
England · Fixture leader
2Kane
2 goals against DR Congo in matches we hold scorer data for.
DR Congo · Fixture leader
1Cipenga
DR Congo's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.