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Football

Kane rescues England with double strike in comeback win over DR Congo

By Staff Editor Thu, July 2 2026, 2:09 AM GMT-4

England's Harry Kane celebrates scoring their second goal against DR Congo. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

Harry Kane scored twice in the final 15 minutes to see England through to the World Cup round of ‌16 as they overcame a dogged Democratic Republic of Congo 2-1 yesterday.

Reuters reported that Kane produced another match-winning performance for his country as the captain equalised with a 75th-minute header before smashing home a stunning winner four minutes from time after England had trailed for more than an hour of an absorbing match.

Brian Cipenga gave the Congolese a seventh-minute lead before Kane delivered his heroics to save his team from an ignominious defeat.

England, who enjoyed overwhelming support in the 68,239-strong crowd, needed all the patience and perseverance they could muster ⁠to avoid what would have been one of the tournament’s biggest upsets and now head to Mexico City to face co-hosts Mexico on Sunday, Reuters said.

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