16.3m tune in to watch England beat DR Congo

16.3m tune in to watch England beat DR CongoTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Kane scores late winner as England overcome DR Congo to reach last 16Published1 minute agoA peak audience of 16.3 million people tuned in to watch England's dramatic win over DR Congo in the World Cup on Wednesday.The 17:00 BST kick-off was watched on average by 14 million people on BBC TV, the most watched moment on the BBC this year.There was an additional 10.4m streams on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app.Harry Kane scored twice in the final 15 minutes to bring England back from the brink of an early exit after DR Congo went in front in the seventh minute.The live coverage page was viewed more than 20m times globally, including 14m in the UK, making it the biggest day on the BBC Sport website and app since the last World Cup.England will face Mexico in the last 16 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on Monday.That game is scheduled for 01:00 BST and will be live on BBC One, radio and online.England's World Cup group games against Croatia and Ghana kicked off at 21:00 while the Panama game was at 22:00.The Croatia opener (15.4m peak) and win over Panama (13.76m peak) was shown on ITV, while the draw with Ghana attracted a peak audience of 15.4m on the BBC, plus 8.3m requests on the BBC Sport app and BBC iPlayer."These are extraordinary audience figures that show the BBC is the place the nation comes together for the biggest sporting moments," said BBC Director of Sport, Alex Kay-Jelski."We're proud to be delivering the moments that matter to audiences wherever and however they choose to follow the tournament, as England's World Cup journey continues."The World Cup accounted for more than a third (34%) of all hours streamed on BBC iPlayer during the final week of the group stage.Football Daily's visualised podcast is also proving a major hit with fans, generati...