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World Cup: England Get Off To Winning Start

Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 08:47

Thomas Tuchel's side claimed the win in a six goal thriller against Croatia.

England got their World Cup campaign off to a winning start with a 4-2 win against Croatia last night.

Captain Harry Kane scored twice in the first-half before Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford added to their tally in Dallas.

Kane admits a half-time "message" from manager Thomas Tuchel inspired England to see out the win:


It leaves Thomas Tuchel's side top of Group L, with Ghana beating Panama 1-0 in Toronto.

Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal had to settle for a point in Houston, drawing 1-1 with D-R Congo.

While goals from Daniel Munoz and Luis Diaz helped Colombia to a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan in Mexico City.

This evening, Czechia and South Africa are both looking to bounce back from opening-day defeats.

The two sides square off in a Group A encounter from 5pm in Atlanta.

At 8 o'clock, Switzerland and Bosnia-Herzegovina go head-to-head in Los Angeles.

That's followed by the meeting of Canada and Qatar in Vancouver from 11pm. 

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