England will look to make it three wins from four at the 2026 World Cup and secure a place in the round of 16 this afternoon.
DR Congo are the opposition in Atlanta and there will be plenty of familiar faces on show with their XI containing several players with Premier League experience, such as Noah Sadiki, Arthur Masuaku, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Axel Tuanzebe and Yoane Wissa.
England will look to improve on their performance against Panama on Saturday when they won 2-0 but looked unconvincing.
DR Congo qualified as one of the best third-placed finishers.
Where to watch England v DR Congo: TV channel, live online streams
England versus DR Congo kicks off tomorrow afternoon at 5pm. You can watch it on BBC One and stream via the BBC iPlayer.
World Cup 2026: England v DR Congo stats
England are unbeaten in 11 competitive fixtures under Thomas Tuchel (W10) – only Ron Greenwood (16, between 1977 and 1980) and Roy Hodgson (14, between 2012 and 2013) enjoyed longer undefeated starts to their tenures
This will be the second time England have encountered two African teams at the same World Cup – in 1990 they beat Egypt 1-0 in the group stage and knocked out Cameroon 3-2 in the quarter-finals
Harry Kane will move level with Geoff Hurst (4) for knockout-stage goals for England at the World Cup if he scores, with only Gary Lineker (6) netting more
The European golden shoe winner scored three during the group stage to become England’s record scorer at the men’s World Cup
Elliot Anderson leads all England players for line-breaking passes (30), possession won (20) and duels won (24) at this World Cup, with Ecuador’s Pedro Vite the only other player to achieve at least 20 in each of those categories in the group stage
DR Congo ranked 38th for possession average (38.5%) in the group stage. England were third, on 65.3%
Yoane Wissa has scored three of DR Congo’s four goals in the competition, matching his tally across the entire 2025/26 season with Newcastle
Wissa averaged a goal every 301 minutes for the Magpies but has one every 90 minutes at the World Cup
The 29-year-old has averaged an expected goals (xG) tally of 0.21 for each of his nine attempts at the 2026 finals, with a total xG of 1.87
This is the 11th time an African team has faced a former winner in a World Cup knockout match, with Morocco the only one to have advanced when they beat Spain on penalties in the last 16 in 2022
