England won a strong-willed victory over DR Congo in the 1/16 finals of the 2026 World Cup

The England national football team scored a strong-willed victory over the team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the match of the 1/16 finals of the 2026 World Cup. The match took place on July 1 and ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of the British.

Congo striker Brian Sipenga opened the scoring with a goal in the 7th minute. The British won back the first goal in the 75th minute — the goal was scored by center forward Harry Kane. After another 11 minutes, at 86, Kane helped his team take the lead by scoring a double.

For the first time in the last 60 years, the England national team won a game in which they were the first to concede a goal. The last time they did it was in the 1966 World Cup final, when the German national team won 4-2.

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On June 30, the French national team defeated the Swedish team in the 1/16 finals of the FIFA World Cup and advanced to the next stage of the world Championship. The match ended with a score of 3:0. Kylian Mbappe scored a double for the French team, hitting the opponent's goal in the 45th and 74th minutes. Bradley Barcola scored another goal in the 53rd minute.