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Jamie Carragher has blasted Thomas Tuchel over his 'bizarre' decision to call up Trevoh Chalobah after Tino Livramento suffered injury‚ insisting it has left England short at the World Cup. England scraped through the last 32 after Harry Kane's dramatic late double rescued a 2-1 win over DR Congo‚ setting up a tricky test with World Cup co-hosts Mexico at the Azteca Stadium on Monday morning. After a promising 4-2 victory over Croatia in their first game‚ the Three Lions have looked unconvincing despite topping the group and reaching the last 16‚ sparking concern over the crucial meeting in Mexico City.
DR Congo head coach Sebastien Desabre has been praised for his 'dignity and devotion' to the national team after the death of his father was announced following their World Cup last-32 defeat by England. Desabre's side had threatened to produce one of the biggest shocks of the tournament after taking an early 1-0 lead through Brian Cipenga. England required a late Harry Kane brace to send them through to the last-16 at DR Congo's expense.
Mexican media have expressed confidence their national team can end England's World Cup campaign after highlighting weaknesses in Thomas Tuchel's side and the altitude test of the Azteca. The tournament co-hosts watched along as England struggled to a 2-1 victory over DR Congo on Thursday. England fell behind in the opening minutes to a Brian Cipenga effort and toiled for an equaliser‚ before captain Harry Kane struck twice late on to send the Three Lions into the last-16.
OLIVER HOLT IN ATLANTA: In a futuristic‚ gleaming steel stadium‚ protected from the hellish heat that beat down outside by a translucent dome‚ England spent 68 minutes wrestling with nightmares and staring at a defeat that would have ranked alongside their loss to the USA at the 1950 World Cup in Belo Horizonte as the worst in their history. Undone by their own abysmal defending in this Round of 32 match‚ kept at bay by the heroic performance of DR Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi and denied what looked like a certain penalty for a foul on Harry Kane by the Jordanian referee‚ England were stalked by thoughts of the humiliation of an early exit when they had come to win the World Cup. Instead‚ well‚ instead‚ just Harry Kane. It is as simple as that‚ really. Sure‚ Jude Bellingham played like a titan again and Anthony Gordon made a big difference when he came off the bench but when a crushing 1-0 defeat was only 15 minutes away‚ Kane stepped up and blasted England into a Round of 16 tie against Mexico City in the mighty Azteca Stadium on Sunday evening.
With England trailing 1-0‚ the Three Lions captain was played through by Jude Bellingham and appeared to be taken out by DR Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi. But referee Adham Makhadmeh waved away the penalty claims‚ gesturing to indicate he thought Kane had dived. VAR officials also checked the incident but agreed with the original decision.
Alan Shearer has urged England's wingers to become more unpredictable to boost the Three Lions' chances of World Cup glory this summer. England will meet DR Congo in the last-32 on Wednesday‚ with the Three Lions looking to build on finishing top of their group. Thomas Tuchel's side‚ however‚ have faced criticism after struggling to create chances against Ghana and Panama.
England fans are making a lot of noise in Atlanta as the excitement builds ahead of Wednesday's World Cup last-32 clash with DR Congo. The Three Lions face their African opponents at Atlanta Stadium (5pm kick-off‚ BST) with a place against co-hosts Mexico in the last 16 awaiting the winner. Ahead of kick-off‚ England supporters have had a lot to celebrate in recent days with rivals Germany and Scotland both being dumped out of the tournament.
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