England v DR Congo

Match preview

England go into this the group stage clash as clear favourites against DR Congo. The opening market makes a England win the standout at 1.27 — an implied 79% — so the pricing leaves little doubt about who is fancied.

Looking at the bigger picture, England are priced at 7.50 to lift the trophy while DR Congo sit at 501.00 outright. Those tournament-winner prices set the pecking order between the two squads and broadly back up how this single fixture is being framed.

Kick-off is 16:00 UTC on Wednesday, 1 July 2026 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. It is a group-stage meeting, so points on the board matter as much as the result itself — both sides will be weighing the table as well as the scoreline.

Original preview built from our own published odds and fixture data — not betting advice.