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Gordon is the first England player in FIFA World Cup history to be directly involved in multiple goals after coming on as a substitute.
Anthony Gordon came in as a sub for England against Congo and provided two assists. (Picture Credit: AP)
FC Barcelona’s newest signing, Anthony Gordon, came off the bench in the 61st minute of England’s FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 match against DR Congo on Wednesday (July 1) and provided assists for both of Harry Kane’s goals.
Gordon set up Kane’s equaliser in the 75th minute before providing the assist for the winning goal in the 86th minute, helping England complete a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory.
By registering two assists in England’s first knockout match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Gordon entered the history books. The former Everton and Newcastle United winger became the first England player in FIFA World Cup history to be directly involved in multiple goals after coming on as a substitute.
2 – Anthony Gordon is the first England player in FIFA World Cup history to be directly involved in more than one goal as a substitute.Impactful. pic.twitter.com/GaQ8yKHMbM
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 1, 2026
Kane joins Messi in elite list
Harry Kane entered his name into the history books on Wednesday by becoming the first English and overall sixth player in the world to score five or more goals in multiple FIFA World Cup editions.
Kane scored twice against DR Congo in Atlanta to take his tally to five goals at the FIFA World Cup 2026.
The Bayern Munich striker made his FIFA World Cup debut in 2018 and scored six goals in that edition to win the Golden Boot. He then found the net twice at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Before Kane, Teófilo Cubillas, Miroslav Klose, Thomas Muller, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé, had only manage to score five or more goals in multiple FIFA World Cup editions.
Teófilo Cubillas played in the 1970 and 1978 editions of FIFA World Cup for Peru and scored five times each.
Klose scored five goals in both the 2002 and 2006 editions for Germany and Muller scored five goals each in the 2010 and 2014 editions for Germany.
Messi, the all-time leading goal-scorer in FIFA World Cup history, scored seven goals for Argentina at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and has already netted six times in this year’s tournament.
Meanwhile, Mbappé scored eight goals for France at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and has also scored six goals so far at the FIFA World Cup 2026.
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