As long as we persevere, Kane: our moment will eventually come.

England, after trailing in a crucial match in the 2026 World Cup Round of 32, rallied to defeat the Democratic Republic of Congo 2-1 thanks to two goals from Harry Kane. Bayern Munich star Kane stated that as long as his teammates continued to attack and persevere, opportunities would always arise for the team.

Just seven minutes into the game, Mbemba made a long pass, and Brian Sipenga received the ball in the penalty area and scored with a low shot, giving the Democratic Republic of Congo a dream start of 1-0.

In the 75th minute of the second half, Rice created an attacking opportunity, Gordon received the pass and delivered another cross, and Kane headed the ball into the net, helping England equalize the score at 1-1.

In the 86th minute, Gordon dealt with the defense and passed the ball to Kane, who followed up and unleashed a powerful shot to score, giving England a 2-1 lead.

England ultimately came from behind to defeat the Democratic Republic of Congo 2-1, advancing to the round of 16.

England captain Harry Kane said in an interview, "It feels amazing. It was a very tough game against a well-organized and strong team. Their goalkeeper made some incredible saves in the first half. All we could do was keep going, press, and keep going. We all knew our chance would come eventually."

“We talked before the game that anyone could be the hero. It could be me, or it could be Pickford making the crucial save, or the defender making the key block. Whoever it is, someone on the team will always step up and be the hero, and in this game it was me.”

Kane also said, "From an attacking point of view, this is probably our best game so far in the tournament. Of course, there are still areas where we need to improve."

Furthermore, when discussing Kane's conversation with the players, England winger Gordon said, "Kane said that this victory doesn't define us, nor will it win us the World Cup, but we should enjoy this victory like other national teams. Sometimes traditional powerhouses feel that the goal is still ahead, so they don't really celebrate every victory, but I don't think that's how it should be."

"This is a victory in the World Cup, and we beat a very tough team. Now we have advanced to the round of 16."

When discussing his two assists to Kane's goals, Gordon said, "If Kane hadn't been in that position, I probably wouldn't have made that decision. Under normal circumstances, I probably would have chosen to shoot myself when he delivered the first cross."

“But after my first touch, I had a feeling he would be somewhere in the penalty area, so I just focused on getting the ball there and left the rest to him, and that was the case with those two goals.”

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