Thomas Tuchel and the whole of England must have been intensely biting their nails at the sight of the DR Congo close to knocking them out down flat.
Thankfully for the English, their captain fantastic, Harry ‘the savior’ Kane, came to their much-needed rescue from the jaws of the African leopards.
Brian Cipenga, who has impressed throughout the four-match run of the DR Congo in their return to the biggest football spectacle after decades in the wilderness, stunned England with an early goal.
The Three Lions seemed to have been running out of breath trying to catch up with the Leopards, despite getting close to holding them up.
Harry Kane was adjudged to have caused a simulation offense late in the first half’s stoppage time before Jude Bellingham nearly nicked the equalizer at the stroke of halftime.
With just fifteen minutes to the regular ninety, Anthony Gordon cleverly curled an in-swinging cross from the left wing for Kane to head home the equalizer for England.
Ten minutes later, the English captain weaved his way through the Congolese defense to smash the ball past goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi to send the fans into a frenzy as England held on for a date with Mexico at the Azteca on July 5, 2026.
