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England are heavily fancied to advance past DR Congo and into the last 16 of the World Cup.

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The Three Lions comfortably topped Group L, victories against both Croatia and Panama coming either side of a goalless draw with Ghana.

Failure to beat Ghana was met with the usual naysaying reaction from England fans, but rarely does a team win every single game at a World Cup -- Argentina were defeated by Saudi Arabia in their 2022 opener -- even if they go onto lift the trophy.

Thomas Tuchel's men have been rewarded for progressing as group winners too, their path through to the quarter-finals looks fairly soft on paper, with a potential clash with Mexico on the horizon should England beat DR Congo on Wednesday.

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England's players should take confidence from the way they managed to wear down a gritty Panama defence, especially coming straight off the back of the Ghana draw.

The Three Lions netted six times in the group and are 6/4 to get more than three goals against DR Congo.

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They will have to somewhere near their best to get past DR Congo though.

Léopards managed to get out of a trappy group containing both Colombia and Portugal, eventually finishing third after a comeback victory over Uzbekistan in their final match.

The African side were good value for their 1-1 draw with Portugal to get their World Cup campaign underway and possess some dangerous talents.

Despite not having his best season at club level, keen watchers of the Premier League will be all too familiar with what Yoane Wissa can do in front of goal and he is 5/1 to find the net.

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