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Kane's Brace Propels England into Round of 16, 16M Viewers

7/3/2026

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England beat DR Congo 2-1, moving into the World Cup round of 16.
Harry Kane scored both late goals, his 83rd and 84th for England, raising his World Cup tally to 13.
The match attracted a peak UK TV audience of 16.3 million, averaging 14 million on BBC.
BBC recorded 10.4 million online streams of the match.
BBC’s live coverage page logged over 20 million global views.

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England beat DR Congo 2-1, moving into the World Cup round of 16.
Harry Kane scored both late goals, his 83rd and 84th for England, raising his World Cup tally to 13.
The match attracted a peak UK TV audience of 16.3 million, averaging 14 million on BBC.
BBC recorded 10.4 million online streams of the match.
BBC’s live coverage page logged over 20 million global views.