Kane keeps England at the World Cup, Belgium leave it late against Senegal and USA march on.

Kane keeps England at the World Cup, Belgium leave it late against Senegal and USA march on.

Author: Sky Sports July 2, 2026 Duration: 13:53

Matt Kabir Floyd is here with your latest 'Cheat Sheet at the World Cup', after England's 2-1 comeback against DR Congo kept their World Cup dream alive. Harry Kane the hero, yet again. We'll bring you reaction to that and look ahead to Mexico in the last 16.

Meanwhile, Belgium and the USA both made it through and will face each other in the next round. Belgium earnt a late, controversial penalty to seal their win over Senegal, whilst ten-man USA won 2-0 over Bosnia-Herzegovina.

We'll round up those matches and look ahead to Thursday's fixtures. Plus, is this the most 'World Cup World Cup' we've ever seen?


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