Official lineups for England - DR Congo
England: Pickford, Spence, Konsa, Guehi, O’Reilly, Anderson, Rice, Madueke, Bellingham, Rashford, Kane.
DR Congo: M’Pasi-Nzau, Wan-Bissaka, Mbemba, Tuanzebe, Masuaku, Mukau, Moutoussamy, Sadiki, Mbuku, Wissa, Cipenga.
Kick-off in Atlanta is at 12pm local time and 5pm in London and Kinshasa.
And that's a wrap!
Here's our recap:
Two minutes of added time
Kane agaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnn
Kane puts England in front in style! He controls sharply, spins quickly and unleashes a powerful strike under the crossbar!!
Anderson delivers, Gordon can’t convert
Anderson picks up the ball 30 metres and sends a dangerous cross into the box, but Anthony Gordon can’t keep his header down as the ball arrives slightly too high
Saka’s cross cut out
Bukayo Saka looks to deliver a dangerous ball into the box, but a well-timed defensive intervention sees the danger cleared before it can reach an England teammate
Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaane! The king has spoken!!!
Harry Kane meets a brilliant cross and powers a perfect header into the left-hand corner. 1-1
The Three Lions are back in the game!
Time for another cooling break!
Country roads rings in the Atlanta stadium
"Country roads, take me home, to the place, I belonnng!"
A change for Les Léopards
Mbuku’s night comes to an end as he is replaced by Elia
Moments earlier, he had a sight of goal on the edge of the box but his effort was blocked
Double change for England
Thomas Tuchel makes a double substitution as Bukayo Saka replaces Noni Madueke, while Marcus Rashford makes way for Anthony Gordon in search of a new attacking spark!
Mpasi denies Bellingham once again!!
What a nightmare for the Real Madrid forward...
Rashford comes close to a wonder goal!
Rashford produces a sensational solo run, weaving through the defence before getting in behind the goalkeeper. He shapes to shoot, then tries to finish with a delicate effort, but the ball drifts just wide of the post...
Second half underway!
And it's half-time in Georgia
Mpasi with another stunning save! What a day for the Congolese goalie
A brilliant cross into the box finds Bellingham, who strikes a low header towards the bottom-left corner, but Mpasi produces a reflex save to deny him
6 minutes of added time
No penalty after VAR review!
Kane goes down inside the box under pressure and initially appeals strongly for a penalty, but the referee waves play on. After a VAR check, the decision is confirmed
So close!!!!
A long ball into the box is brilliantly controlled by Wissa, who creates space and unleashes a powerful strike past the goalkeeper, but it crashes against the right-hand post
So close for DR Congo, who could have scored another right before half-time!
DR Congo win another corner
Mbuku's corner is flicked away by an England defender at the near post. The Leopards are beginning to relieve some of the pressure!
England go into their last-32 clash with the Democratic Republic of Congo as overwhelming favourites to progress in their quest for a first World Cup title since 1966.
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But the Three Lions will be wary of an upset in a tournament that has seen plenty already, against a resilient Congolese team that held European giants Portugal to a draw in the group stage.
