Desabre says no pressure on DR Congo against England in World Cup last-32 clash

[p]In their first appearance at a World Cup for 52 years, the Leopards secured their first win in the competition and with it a place in the knockout stages by beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/uzbekistan/EZYKKRMc/"]Uzbekistan[/a] 3-1 on Saturday.[/p][p][b]"We don't have much to lose, but it is also a source of motivation. If we're here, it's because we deserve it,"[/b] Desabre told his pre-match press conference in Atlanta.[/p][p][b]"Our World Cup is already a success relative to our goals.[/b][/p][p][b]"The pressure is on the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] team. They need to keep moving forward towards their objectives."[/b][/p][embed guid="56860c31-4639-490c-8699-a8b466419659" url="https://x.com/henrywinter/status/2072053893022843057" social-type="twitter" /][p]England are [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/d-r-congo-phn9mm8H/england-j9N9ZNFA/?mid=nkoQVAgB"]big favourites to progress to the last 16[/a] as they aim to end a 60-year wait to win a major tournament.[/p][p]However, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/d-r-congo/phn9mm8H/"]DR Congo[/a] have already shown they are capable of springing an upset.[/p][p]They held [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ronaldo-cristiano/WGOY4FSt/"]Cristiano Ronaldo[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portugal/WvJrjFVN/"]Portugal[/a] 1-1 in their opening game of the tournament and only narrowly lost 1-0 to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colombia/G02s4PCS/"]Colombia[/a] in their other group match.[/p][p][b]"England is ranked fourth in the world. We are 41st, so naturally there is a gap," [/b]added Desabre.[/p][p][b]"That said, we have shown in matches that we are tactically capable of competing with nations like Portugal and others."[/b][/p][p]He added: [b]"It is an opportunity to pull off another remarkable feat."[/b][/p][infobox id="223b89ff-ddb8-4772-8cfb-8f89aea85267" /]