England's late surge drags record BBC audience for World Cup clash
BBC's World Cup coverage of England's dramatic 2-1 win over DR Congo drew a peak audience of 16.3 million (14 million on TV, 10.4 million streams), with Kane scoring twice in the final 15 minutes to overturn an early DR Congo lead. England progress to the last-16 against Mexico in Mexico City (01:00 BST). The match fueled huge engagement across platforms—over 20 million live page views and iPlayer usage accounting for about a third of group-stage hours—while social and on-demand metrics underscored the tournament's reach; even Thomas Tuchel weighed in on school-night viewing with a joking call to let kids watch.
