Kane to the rescue as England squeeze past DR Congo
7/2/202629 min
Gary Lineker, Micah Richards, Joe Cole, Brad Friedel and Rob Beckett react to England's 2-1 win over DR Congo thanks to a late brace from Harry Kane - should we be worried about that performance or is relying on your world class players to get you over the line perfectly acceptable? Micah and Gary have different views...
We also look at the USA's victory over Bosnia with Brad and assess their chances of progressing further in the competition
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First 90 secondsGary Lineker· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to The Rest Is Football with me, Gary Lineker. On today's episode, obviously we're going to discuss the fact that England are through to the last 16 of the World Cup. To discuss that with me, we've got Micah Richards, Rob Beckett, Brad Friedel, and Joe Cole. And don't forget, if you prefer to watch the show, it's on Netflix every day. [upbeat music] Kane and Bellingham are our two superstars. And, and most teams rely on those big moments, big moments players.
Joe Cole· Guest0:40
That's, that's why I think we've got a chance, because you've got two of your best players at the top of their powers.
Gary Lineker· Host0:46
Mm.
Brad Friedel· Guest0:46
Mm.
Joe Cole· Guest0:46
Forget everyone else. Declan's a, a little bit off it. He's carrying something. You know, and we're not really, we don't look like we're assured at the back. But you've got two best players firing- Yeah ... so you're going into the last 16, you've got a chance.
Brad Friedel· Guest0:56
And if you want- Are you surprised Mainoo hasn't come on at all?
Joe Cole· Guest0:59
Uh, uh, we said today we thought he'd come on when we needed to find a pass.
Gary Lineker· Host1:02
Mm.
Brad Friedel· Guest1:03
Mm.
Joe Cole· Guest1:03
But what I would say with Tuchel, he said before the tournament started, 15 or 16 players, he makes the same substitutions. He's got a way of playing and he, and, and he could have quite easily panicked today and thrown Ollie Watkins on or Ivan Toney. I was panicking. At one point, we were talking about who's the next England manager.
Gary Lineker· Host1:18
Yeah.
Joe Cole· Guest1:18
Is it Eddie Howe?
Gary Lineker· Host1:19
[laughs] Do you know what I mean?
Brad Friedel· Guest1:21
Just before the hydration break.
Joe Cole· Guest1:22
Before the hydration break, we, we, we're trying to change the manager.
Gary Lineker· Host1:25
Uh, Micah, it was a, it was obviously a slow start for England but, and, you know, and we were all getting a little