England vs. DR Congo LIVE: World Cup 2026 score, team news and updates

Hello and invited to Sports Mole's unrecorded commentary of England vs. DR Congo successful the last 32 of the 2026 World Cup, taking spot astatine the Mercedes-Benz Stadium successful Atlanta!

Big cats are clashing connected Wednesday evening, arsenic the Three Lions and the Leopards vie for a last-16 spot with Mexico, who are waiting astatine the Azteca pursuing their triumph implicit Ecuador connected Tuesday.

Make definite you bash not miss a bushed with Sports Mole's unrecorded commentary below!

England vs. DR Congo: How did the teams qualify?

While not rather exhibiting the free-flowing, silky shot immoderate supporters had possibly expected, England inactive finished apical of Group L with an unbeaten grounds from their 3 matches against Croatia, Ghana and Panama.

A 4-2 triumph implicit the erstwhile preceded a disappointing 0-0 gully against Ghana, but acknowledgment to results elsewhere going their mode connected Friday, England qualified for the knockout rounds earlier kickoff successful their last radical crippled against Panama.

Thomas Tuchel's broadside were inactive astatine hazard of dropping down into 3rd place, but a 2-0 triumph - fixed to them by goals from Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham - ensured that they would beforehand arsenic radical winners with 7 points connected the board.

Meanwhile, DR Congo - competing successful their archetypal World Cup since taking portion successful the 1974 variation arsenic Zaire - nabbed 3rd spot successful Group K down Colombia and Portugal aft taking 4 points from 9 connected offer.

The Leopards impressively held Portugal to a 1-1 gully successful their opening game, earlier a battling but yet unsuccessful show against Colombia successful a 1-0 nonaccomplishment to the eventual radical winners.

However, DR Congo swept speech eliminated Uzbekistan 3-1 successful their last radical crippled to advancement arsenic 1 of the champion third-placed sides - successful fact, the best third-placed side, with 4 points and a affirmative extremity difference.