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World Cup LIVE: Congo look to cause upset against England before Belgium vs Senegal

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The round of 32 continues to heat up this evening as Thomas Tuchel's England return to centre stage against one of the World Cup's surprise packages - D.R Congo. That is followed by fascinating clashes between Belgium and Senegal, and the co-hosts USA vs Bosnia & Herzegovina. It is not a day to miss!

[h2]Today's matches:[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/d-r-congo-phn9mm8H/england-j9N9ZNFA/?mid=nkoQVAgB"]England vs D.R Congo - 18:00 CET[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/belgium-GbB957na/senegal-hOIsJLJr/?mid=vPsIXWOb"]Belgium vs Senegal - 22:00 CET[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bosnia-herzegovina-fqe7WYTr/usa-fuitL4CF/?mid=A1Jughll"]USA vs Bosnia & Herzegovina[/a][/b][/p][h2]Key updates:[/h2][p][b]14:05 CET - [/b]With just a few hours before the England vs D.R Congo match, why not check out a couple of features on England full-back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/spence-djed/GQAxKWes/"]Djed Spence[/a] (who is likely to start this evening) and Congo star striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wissa-yoane/b35gWzB2/"]Yoane Wissa[/a]:[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/why-yoane-wissa-is-dr-congo-s-best-weapon-against-england-in-last-32-showdown/8IuipVDT/"]Why Yoane Wissa in D.R. Congo's best weapon against England in last-32 showdown[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-world-championship-djed-spence-the-unexpected-rise-of-a-left-back-who-has-found-his-feet-at-last/OWp7pv8C/"]Djed Spnece: The unexpected rise of a left-back who has found his feet at last[/a][/b][/p][p][b]13:00 CET - [/b]Good afternoon! The last-32 continues this Wednesday with three matches and plenty of intrigue in each game. [/p][p]First up, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] will look to find their feet as an attacking side again after struggling to break down the low blocks of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ghana/nNBjHale/"]Ghana[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/panama/OWKqbCfi/"]Panama[/a] following their impressive dismantling of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/croatia/K8aznggo/"]Croatia[/a].[/p][p]However, they will be up against a D.R. Congo side that have made a name for themselves in this World Cup for their quality on the counter-attack and organisation out of possession and in a low block set-up. [/p][p]Therefore, it goes without saying that Thomas Tuchel's side will have to bring more creativity if they want to produce a statement performance in a similar vein to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a] last night.[/p][embed guid="4823972b-bc6b-47c5-bb81-d4919a345774" url="https://x.com/FIFAWorldCup/status/2072258913509007633" social-type="twitter" /][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]

Updated July 1, 2026 · 12:08 PM

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