England face DR Congo in last 32 at 17:00 BST
England fans descend on Atlanta
Belgium v Senegal at 21:00 BST and USA v Bosnia-Herzegovina at 01:00 BST
Dominant France through to last 16 along with Mexico and Norway
Tuesday's results: France 3-0 Sweden; Mexico 2-0 Ecuador; Ivory Coast 1-2 Norway
Proof that we have a worldwide audience today, with messages from Japan, Italy, Ghana, Philippines and Florida, amongst others.
Coming up, we have Dan in Atlanta.
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1am kick-off here in Okinawa. C'mon England!
Matt, Okinawa, Japan
England v DR Congo (Wed, 17:00 BST)
Former England captain Wayne Rooney says he would start Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo instead of Elliot Anderson in Wednesday's World Cup last-32 tie with DR Congo.
Mainoo has not won a competitive cap for England since September 2024, having dropped out of the United team under former manager Ruben Amorim.
However, under Michael Carrick the 21-year-old won his place back for United - then England - and played in his country's past four friendlies, though failed to make it off the bench in the group games.
Anderson, who is close to joining Manchester City from Nottingham Forest for a club record £116m, started all three matches in Group L.
Rooney, while discussing the midfield he would pick on The Wayne Rooney Show, said: "I'd go with Declan Rice sitting, and I'd go with Mainoo and Jude Bellingham.
"Mainoo can give you a bit of both, but in tight areas, that's Mainoo's biggest strength - his feet in tight areas, and then he has got a little pass.
"I think he's the only one who is capable of doing that in those tight areas."
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Dennis in Ghana has sent us his starting XI for this evening.
He's gone for a 4-3-3 formation, with Djed Spence at right-back and Marcus Rashford on the left wing.
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Waiting in the delivery room for our second child. Chop, chop. We need to be out for the game!!
Angus, Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, West London
England v DR Congo (Wed, 17:00 BST)
Reposting this from earlier...
England's previous matches in this tournament have all kicked off by 9pm UK time, or later, when most young children will have been tucked up in bed.
This evening's game may interrupt their dinner, but Thomas Tuchel has sent a direct message to England's younger fans, saying he wants to make them proud...
Tuchel's message to youngest fans watching tonight
England v DR Congo (Wed, 17:00 BST)
Katie Thompson
BBC News
I’m in Stourbridge, the hometown of Jude Bellingham and football fever is in the air at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School.
Even more so as the England star visited this school three years ago for a kickabout with the kids.
11-yr-old Rhydian, who met the no10, said it was “really cool” and he was “such a nice guy”.“He’s such an amazing player. There’s no one in the world like him.”
Anouska, 10, added: “It was really cool because he showed us some of his skills and his celebration.“
Both are buzzing that it’s a game they can finally watch before having to go to bed.
Asked for their score predictions, the pair are certain that not only will England win, but Bellingham will be on the score sheet.
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If we're this worried about them [DR Congo], imagine how worried they are about us!
Wade, Kent
Reverse psychology, we like it!
England v DR Congo (Wed, 17:00 BST)
Chris Sutton
Former England forward's World Cup predictions
This isn't going to be an easy game for England.
DR Congo had less than 30% possession in their first two games in Group K, but in one of them they got the 0-0 draw with Portugal that ultimately helped send them through.
I covered DR Congo's win over Uzbekistan in their last group game and their coach, Sebastien Desabre, switched to a 4-4-2, with two attacking wingers. He is known as 'The Florist' because he helps young players to blossom, and everything has come up roses for him again.
They will return to a back five for this tie and do what they did against Portugal, which is counter-attack.
Yoane Wissa has not had a great season for Newcastle but he will be dangerous and England will have to look out for Sunderland's Noah Sadiki too.
This is a team that Thomas Tuchel shouldn't under-estimate, but I still think England will get through.
Sutton's prediction: 2-1
AI's prediction: 3-1
England v DR Congo (Wed, 17:00 BST)
Let's take a little look at the opposition...
Fifty-two years after a chastening World Cup debut, DR Congo have earned redemption by qualifying for the knockout stages for the first time.
Back in 1974, when known as Zaire, their three group defeats included a 9-0 hammering by Yugoslavia.
They had not been to a World Cup since, until now, but head coach Sebastien Desabre has transformed a team who were in crisis when he took over nearly four years ago.
He led them to fourth place at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations and has instilled discipline and tactical nous.
A back five was trialled just before the World Cup and maintained for the first two games of the tournament, which included a draw with Portugal, before they switched to 4-4-2 to beat Uzbekistan.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland v DR Congo (Wed, 17:00 BST)
I wonder if Jack Goodwin and his dad have made it into Atlanta Stadium yet?
A handful of England fans are already getting their flags in place...
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Image source, PA MediaEngland v DR Congo (Wed, 17:00 BST)
I love my dad dearly, but not this much...
An England supporter has spent his £40,000 house deposit to take his father to watch the Three Lions "win the World Cup".
Jack Goodwin, from Chichester, West Sussex, said he had booked hotels, flights and tickets to every match England could play until the final in New Jersey, USA, on 19 July.
He has spent about £4,000 on a ticket to the final, describing the trip as a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity".
"We're going to see us bring the World Cup title home," the 34-year-old added.
Speaking ahead of England's first knockout game against DR Congo, Jack said: "We're going to beat them 4-0."
Read the full story here.
Image source, PA MediaEngland v DR Congo (Wed, 17:00 BST)
Readers may be relieved to know that the actual football live team will be taking the reins at 15:00 BST, when the focus will switch 100% to the football.
You will just have to switch pages to follow their build-up to the live matchday coverage of England v DR Congo.
Before then, we will get in as much of your hopes, fears and plans for tonight's match as we can.
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I'm with Japanese Deano [13:38 BST] - just landed in the Philippines and had a hot stone massage to relax and will now get a nap in before the midnight kick-off. 8am kick-off on Sunday [if England get through to play Mexico in the last 16]. The rest of the tournament will be 3 or 4am!
James, Philippines
OK, maybe this has morphed into a travel blog...
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Which bar? I'm in Cortina next week 😁
Simon, Blackpool
Focus people, this is not a travel blog!
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Been walking the Dolomites. Cut it short. Back in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Found a bar that’s showing the game, now just waiting…COME ON ENGLAND!
Dave, Hinckley
Well played sir. Let's hope England don't give themselves a mountain to climb Dave!
England v DR Congo (Wed, 17:00 BST)
Sami Mokbel
BBC Sport Senior football correspondent
England manager Thomas Tuchel has revealed that his team will follow Gareth Southgate's penalty shootout blueprint at the World Cup.
Prior to Southgate's appointment as England manager in 2016, the national team had a poor record in tournament shootouts - winning just one of seven.
But under Southgate, England took their penalty preparations to a new level which resulted in the team winning three out of four shootouts.
Tuchel has confirmed the team would continue with the processes established by Southgate.
"The FA has a programme that has been in place for years and we follow the programme," Tuchel said.
"We are prepared. We have a process, the players have a process."
Tuchel said in the past he has been left unprepared for shootouts, admitting that in 2016 he "forgot" to prepare for the possibility when his Borussia Dortmund side faced Bayern Munich in the DFB Pokal final.
Bayern won 4-3 on penalties, after the match had finished 0-0, with Tuchel having to select the order of his spot-kick takers in the short period after extra-time and before the shootout started.
"A very painful experience and a big, big scar on me, because I felt really, really badly that I had let myself down, so it was the first time. It will never happen again," he said.
England v DR Congo (Wed, 17:00 BST)
England
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford wants to get the job done without extra time or penalties tonight, but says he and his team-mates will be ready for every eventuality:
"We want to win the game in 90 minutes, but we will be ready as a team, as a group, as England to do what it takes to get the victory," said the Everton stopper, who famously helped Gareth Southgate's side claim a first ever World Cup win on penalties against Colombia in the first knockout round of the 2018 World Cup.
"If it goes to penalties, extra time, we have got the ability, we have got the lads to come off the bench, our togetherness is a high level and that is what we are here to do.
"We are here to do the job. We know Congo is a tough nation, we know how many teams in Africa have qualified for the next round of games.
"They are a proud nation, and we have got to be ready for what they bring - but it is also about what we bring as a group, and we will be right after them."
Image source, Getty Images| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
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| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 1 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 1 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
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| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 0 |
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| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
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| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 1 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
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| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
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| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 0 |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
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| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
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| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
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| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
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