England will play DR Congo for a place in the last 16 of the World Cup in Atlanta on Wednesday.
Thomas Tuchel‘s side secured top spot in Group L with a 2-0 win over Panama on Saturday, but faced a wait to discover their last-32 opponents.
They knew they would face one of the sides who finished third in another group, and had the Central African nation lost to or drawn with Uzbekistan, England would have likely faced Senegal.
However, after sparking a second-half comeback – including two goals from Newcastle’s Yoane Wissa – the World Cup minnows ran out 3-1 winners, finishing
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