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ATLANTA \u2014 Harry Kane scored two second-half goals to help England rally for a 2-1 victory over Congo and a spot in the Round of 16 at the World Cup on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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England\u2019s all-time leading scorer evened the contest with a header after Brian Cipenga had given Congo a surprising halftime lead. Kane then scored the decisive goal into the top corner in the 86th minute at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just about pounding the rock, keep pounding the rock and our moment would come,\u201d Kane said. \u201cWe spoke about people having hero moments. It can be anyone in the team \u2026 Whoever it is, we have hero moments, and for me it was the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

For much of the game, England looked to be headed for one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history. England had previously only ever won one game at the World Cup after conceding the first goal, and that came in the 1996 final against West Germany at Wembley Stadium.<\/p>\n

England will next play co-host Mexico in the Round of 16 on Sunday in Mexico City.<\/p>\n

Kane took his total to five goals at this year\u2019s World Cup and extended his record as his country\u2019s leading scorer in tournament history to 13. He has 84 for the national team in total.<\/p>\n

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Kane\u2019s first goal came in the 75th minute. Substitute Anthony Gordon lifted a cross from the left and despite Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi getting a hand to Kane\u2019s header, he didn\u2019t stop it from nestling into the bottom corner.<\/p>\n

Eleven minutes later, Kane sent his shot into the top corner.<\/p>\n

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Cipenga had put Congo in the lead in the seventh minute after collecting a cross on the left of the box and shooting low past England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford at the near post.<\/p>\n

Mpasi did his best to keep that 1-0 lead alive. He denied Jude Bellingham on three occasions \u2014 blocking two close-range headers before halftime and then clawing away another deflected effort after the break.<\/p>\n

Kane nearly made a breakthrough late in the first half, but Mpasi blocked a powerful shot at the near post. And the keeper was also caught up in a collision with Kane in the box. England thought it should have been awarded a penalty, but referee Adham Makhadmeh waved away appeals.<\/p>\n

Congo had a chance to double its lead when Yoane Wissa hit the post in the first half.<\/p>\n

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