🏴 England vs DR Congo 🇨🇩 — Prediction
World Cup 2026 · Round of 32 · Wed, 01 Jul 2026, 18:00 CEST · Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Our AI call, published before kickoff
2–1
Tipped scorers: Kane (England) · Saka (England) · Wissa (DR Congo)
Exact score called ✓
Final result: 2–1 · Tipped scorers hit: 1/3
Goals: Brian Cipenga (DR Congo, 7') · Harry Kane (England, 75') · Harry Kane (England, 86')
Why we called it
Tuchel's England won Group L (wins over Croatia and Panama, a draw with Ghana) and Opta rates them at 73.9%, with Kane already on 3 goals; Rice returns, James and Quansah out. Desabre's DR Congo defend in a deep back three and counter: Wissa has scored 3 of the Congolese 4 goals. In a knockout it's prudent to stop at a one-goal margin: 2-1, acknowledging the counter-attacking threat and in-form keeper Mpasi.
Prediction history
- 2–0 · 2026-06-29 — Initial prediction
- 2–1 · 2026-06-30 — Recalibrated on form + line-ups: tighter scoreline, draw on coin-flips