00:06England stretch for the first time, and Pickford beaten at his near post by Brianne Sopenga.
00:24Inquests for England and sheer delight for DR Congo, ahead inside seven minutes, and England's
00:38long-serving goalkeeper, beaten by a shock from a player who plies his trade in the Spanish
00:44second division. Pickford found wanting, and England in early bother in Atlanta. Spence.
01:06And yet Spence chopped down. So a set-east platform for England, taken by Rice, and somewhat awkwardly
01:18defended, Esri Konza, recipient of Rice's delivery, but it hit him rather than him hitting it.
01:26Spence.
01:33Rice. And Bellingham.
01:43Clear sight of the DR Congo goal.
01:53Marcus Rashford. Looking for Harry Kane. Blocked by Twanzebe was vital.
02:06Madueke. O'Reilly, and then Rashford. And it's off the line by Wan-Bissaka.
02:13His former Manchester United team-mate.
02:19As close as England have come.
02:21As close as England have come.
02:30Whissa.
02:35Buku.
02:36Wan-Bissaka.
02:40Johan Wisser
02:43thumping the advertising hoardings with frustration
02:46that was a glorious chance to double DR Congo's lead
02:52set up by a player who was once named in an England squad
02:55Wan-Bissaka
02:56and Wisser really should have scored
03:00Kane trying to get on the end of this
03:02over he goes
03:08and the referee is having none of it
03:15he's suggesting that Kane went over far too easily
03:19VAR may well play a part in this
03:26Kane got to the ball first
03:32Konza
03:33steered out to Madueke
03:37lovely ball
03:40and Bellingham couldn't convert
03:43still in play with Rashford
03:48chances are coming England's way
03:50and they've been enough of them
03:53for England to be at least level
03:59Rice
04:01Harry Kane
04:05and not for the first time
04:07Umtasi
04:08is DR Congo's saviour
04:13it doesn't matter which bit of your anatomy you use to save it if you're a goalkeeper
04:21effectively 10 against 10 at the moment
04:23Rashford
04:26good work by Rashford
04:27but side netting
04:31and England's pursuit of an equaliser continues
04:39Rice
04:42Bellingham
04:47trying to conjure something
04:52and very nearly succeeding
04:58from an unlikely angle
05:00from an unlikely angle
05:07Congo working this
05:08and a deflection on the shot
05:11from Buku
05:12and Pickford scrambling for a second
05:25Kakaio Saka
05:27Eze
05:29Rice
05:33keeping it alive for Gordon
05:37Harry Kane
05:41England's saviour
05:42yet again
05:59finally
06:00and Pasi
06:02the inspired goalkeeper
06:03is beaten
06:05by Harry Kane's
06:0783rd international goal
06:09and one of the most important
06:13the persistence of Rice
06:15and then the perception
06:17of Gordon
06:18and the clinical nature
06:20of Harry Kane
06:22England were
06:2316 minutes away
06:25from going out
06:26of this World Cup
06:30Anderson
06:34Bellingham
06:38Gordon now following up
06:41Kane
06:41trying to find an angle
06:44and he does
06:51England's most remarkable goal scorer
06:54in their history
06:55steps forward
06:57at a moment of great need
07:07and having trailed
07:09for 68 minutes
07:10in this game
07:11England hit the front
07:13with just four minutes
07:15to play
07:18just the perfect spearhead
07:23really an amalgamation
07:26of the great goal scorers
07:28for England
07:28that have gone before
07:29the perception of Rooney
07:30the power of Shearer
07:31the finishing prowess
07:33of Lineker
07:34he is
07:34the supreme package
07:39and that may be enough
07:40to book England
07:41a trip to Mexico City next
07:48Wissar
07:51Pickford thinks
07:52that's enough
07:53well that was a little
07:54too close for comfort
07:57but at a World Cup
07:58where the great goal scorers
07:59are taking it in turns
08:00to show off
08:01it is Harry Kane's day
08:04England head to Mexico
08:06having plumbed the depths
08:07for a good while today
08:08the next challenge
08:10will be considerable
08:11and it will be at altitude
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