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How Kane turns disaster into delight for England

DR Congo dream ends in heartbreak


Friday, 3 July 2026


As Harry Kane raced away into a corner of Atlanta's futuristic stadium, England head coach Thomas Tuchel followed on to the pitch in celebration.
Kane - captain, inspiration and undisputed world-class operator - had rescued a World Cup campaign that was threatening to end in one of the worst humiliations in England history, according to BBC Sport.
Under the roof away from Atlanta's searing heat and stifling humidity England, and perhaps Tuchel's time in charge, were withering away as they trailed DR Congo until a player who is one of his country's all-time greats revived them. Make no mistake, England were heading for embarrassment on the scale of the Euro 2016 last-16 loss to Iceland and the World Cup defeat against United States in 1950 until Kane, as he so often does, took control.
Kane's record-breaking career has been littered with moments of greatness - but none to match what he produced here in a gripping last-32 tie that England won 2-1.