Kane to the rescue with late double as England edge past DR Congo into last 16
•Thomas Tuchel’s mission to put a second World Cup star on the England shirt did not look as though it would reach the second knockout round.
•On a fraught and chaotic occasion in Atlanta, his team flirted aggressively with disaster.
•For 75 minutes, England mixed loose defending with an inability to take their chances.
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المصدر: The Guardian Football | Source: The Guardian FootballThomas Tuchel’s mission to put a second World Cup star on the England shirt did not look as though it would reach the second knockout round. On a fraught and chaotic occasion in Atlanta, his team flirted aggressively with disaster. For 75 minutes, England mixed loose defending with an inability to take their chances. Which were plentiful. The Democratic Republic of the Congo goalkeeper, Lionel Mpasi, had the game of his life. Who needs Lionel Messi.
It was easy for England’s long-suffering fans to feel their minds being taken to dark places. Iceland 2016, anyone? They had only ever lost once to an African team – to Senegal in a friendly in June of last year. The DRC, who have brought the romance to this tournament, a team to unite a war-torn nation, led through Brian Cipenga’s seventh-minute goal. They were primed to do something utterly extraordinary.
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