Harry Kane's two late goals lift England past Congo 2-1 into World Cup round of 16
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Juan Carlos Diaz
3d ago· 3 min readenNews
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England trailed Congo 1-0 at halftime after a surprising goal from Brian Cipenga, but Harry Kane scored two second-half goals — a header to equalize and a decisive strike in the 86th minute — to secure a 2-1 victory and advance to the World Cup round of 16.
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Twitter / XHarry Kane's two late goals lift England past Congo 2-1 into World Cup round of 16marca.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledIt was just about pounding the rock, keep pounding the rock and our moment would come
We spoke about people having hero moments. It can be anyone in the team … Whoever it is, we have hero moments
Congo played a great game
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