Tuchel's side were far from their best as they edged past the African minnows, needing two late goals from captain Harry Kane to progress. And Rooney pulled no punches with his assessment of the game.

It was 10 years ago this week that several of the current squad were involved when England were beaten by Iceland in the last 16 of Euro 2024.

Thomas Tuchel's side topped their group to reach the knock-out stages but have faced criticism after struggling to create clear-cut chances against both Ghana and Panama.

England were left furious after Harry Kane was denied a penalty in the first half of their last-32 clash with DR Congo at the World Cup.

Thomas Tuchel's men fell behind after just seven minutes in Atlanta when Brian Cipenga laced an effort past Jordan Pickford into the bottom corner.

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Kane hauls England back from the brink and into the last-16 of the World Cup

Tuchel's side were far from their best as they edged past the African minnows, needing two late goals from captain Harry Kane to progress. And Rooney pulled no punches with his…

The German's men were heading for a disastrous exit to African minnows DR Congo in Atlanta, but brilliant Kane struck twice in 11 minutes to set up a huge last-16 showdown with…

Wayne Rooney was quick to highlight a stark issue in Thomas Tuchel's England set-up in the aftermath of the Three Lions' 2-1 win over DR Congo