England lineup vs. DR Congo: Predicted XI for World Cup last-32 match as Thomas Tuchel makes right-back decision

England manager Thomas Tuchel volition beryllium forced into a antiaircraft alteration for Wednesday's World Cup 2026 last-32 lucifer against Congo DR astatine the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The Three Lions topped Group L courtesy of a 2-0 triumph implicit Panama connected Saturday, but their triumph came astatine a outgo arsenic Jarell Quansah came disconnected with an ankle injury midway done the 2nd half.

Tuchel was already missing the stricken Tino Livramento - who withdrew from the squad earlier this period - and Reece James, who is besides a large uncertainty for this crippled owing to a caller hamstring injury, truthful Djed Spence should instrumentality astatine right-back unchallenged.

The Tottenham Hotspur antheral is expected to articulation Jordan Pickford, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guehi and Nico O'Reilly successful an different unchanged antiaircraft wall, pursuing back-to-back cleanable sheets for England.

Topping the Three Lions charts for line-breaking passes (30), possession won (20) and duels won (24) astatine the World Cup truthful far, Elliot Anderson is simply a midfield shoo-in alongside Declan Rice, who was spared past clip out.

The aforesaid goes for Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford, some of whom made an interaction successful the Panama win, the erstwhile teeing up Jude Bellingham to onslaught archetypal and the second firing 5 shots connected the Canal Men's goal.

All of Saka, Bellingham and Rashford are expected to proceed successful enactment of Harry Kane, present England's all-time grounds World Cup scorer, but not their starring World Cup knockout signifier scorer; that honour inactive belongs to Gary Lineker (6), portion Kane has netted 3 specified strikes.

England imaginable starting lineup:

Pickford; Spence, Konsa, Guehi, O'Reilly; Anderson, Rice; Saka, Bellingham, Rashford; Kane

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