Micah Richards accused England of ‘expecting to win’ their Round of 32 tie against DR Congo – after the Three Lions produced a lacklustre display to go into half-time 1-0 down.
Thomas Tuchel‘s men fell behind after just seven minutes in Atlanta when Brian Cipenga laced an effort past Jordan Pickford into the bottom corner.
It came after a passage of ‘poor’ defending, in the words of ex-Man City defender Richards, which saw Ezri Konsa, Marc Guehi and Djed Spence leave an overload at the far post.
England pushed for an equaliser – and had a huge shout for a penalty on Harry Kane turned
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