Round of 32 · World Cup 2026 · July 1, 2026
Goals only: this source has no shots, so the replay comes from each side's goals over the season.
England 2–1 DR Congo: lucky or expected?
England beat DR Congo 2–1, and the goals back it up: from both teams’ goals this tournament, England go through 7 times in 10. Rated on this tournament’s goals, England were expected to score 2.2 here and DR Congo 1.2.
What the goals say: who goes through
Luck index +29 England lucky · −29 DR Congo
Our source has this match’s goals but not its shots, so it is replayed from what each side’s goals over the tournament say: both teams rated on every goal scored and conceded, and the match played again 4,000 times from those ratings, a level 90 minutes going to extra time and then penalties as a coin flip. How often does this result come out? How the goals-only replay works
Ten replays of the 90 minutes. England win 6, 2 end level, DR Congo win 2.
- 1 ENG 1 COD 0
- 2 ENG 2 COD 1
- 3 ENG 2 COD 0
- 4 ENG 2 COD 0
- 5 ENG 4 COD 1
- 6 ENG 4 COD 0
- 7 ENG 4 COD 4
- 8 ENG 1 COD 1
- 9 ENG 1 COD 3
- 10 ENG 0 COD 1
The goals
England’s chance of winning
As low as 10% and as high as 100%. Numbers mark the goals, listed below.
| Minute | Goal | Score | Win chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. 7' | Brian Cipenga (DR Congo) | 0–1 | +23% DR Congo |
| 2. 75' | Harry Kane (England) | 1–1 | +40% England |
| 3. 86' | Harry Kane (England) | 2–1 | +47% England |
Win chance: the scoring side’s chance of winning the moment before the goal against the moment after it, from the score and the minutes left. A draw counts half.
About these numbers
Scores and goals from openfootball (public domain). It has no shots, so there is no expected goals for this match and no finishing luck: the replay, the in-game win probability and the luck index are our own models, built from the tournament’s goals alone (methodology and validation). The luck index is how far the result was from what the goals say. England go through in 71% of replays (a draw counted as half).
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