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England were 15 minutes from humiliation - the issues Tuchel must solve
Key takeaways
- Figure caption, Kane scores late winner as England overcome DR Congo to reach last 16
- Instead, England's World Cup dream lives on as they head to Mexico City, and into a nation alive with passion and football fever, to face the co-hosts in the iconic surrounding of Azteca Stadium.
- England's win, however, did not cover cracks exposed regularly in this campaign as well as obvious flaws in selection and performance.
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Figure caption, Kane scores late winner as England overcome DR Congo to reach last 16
Chief football writer in Mexico City Published5 minutes ago England were 15 minutes from one of the most abject humiliations in their World Cup history until Harry Kane's late heroics helped them overcome DR Congo to face Mexico in the last 16.
Kane scored twice to rescue England, as well as head coach Thomas Tuchel, who may not have survived a result that would have ranked alongside the last-16 defeat by Iceland at Euro 2016,and the loss to the United States at the 1950 World Cup, as a national embarrassment.
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