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World Cup 2026: France dazzle, Mexico swagger through, England v DR Congo buildup, and more – live
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The Guardian·about 10 hours ago

World Cup 2026: France dazzle, Mexico swagger through, England v DR Congo buildup, and more – live

The view from England now, and Jacob Steinberg’s preview of today’s game:

The part where Tuchel earns his corn starts now.

England’s target at the World Cup is to put a second star on the shirt but it would be pushing it to say they sailed through the group stage.

The surge against Croatia in Dallas is yet to be repeated.

Jude Bellingham and Kane are performing in attack, but there are problems to fix in almost every part of the team and there is a banana skin in football form to deal with when England face the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the last 32 on Wednesday afternoon.

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Sources: The Guardian

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