Under the leadership of new coach Thomas Tuchel, England started the World Cup with a win. In the Group L match, they defeated Croatia 4-2. Captain Harry Kane scored 2 goals, while Bellingham and Rashford also scored.
Dallas: NoUnder the supervision of coach Thomas Tuchel, the England team with the dream of winning the World Cup has started with a win. England defeated Croatia 4-2 in a thrilling Group L match at the Dallas Stadium. The hero of this match was captain Harry Kane, who scored two goals. Apart from them, Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford also scored goals for England.
adventure from start to finish
The England team had entered the field with the intention of avenging the defeat in the 2018 World Cup semi-finals. England were awarded a penalty in the 12th minute of the game when Noni Maduke was brought down in the box. Captain Harry Kane did not let this opportunity slip away and gave the team the lead by scoring a goal. However, in the 36th minute, Martin Baturina scored a goal to equalize Croatia. Just before the end of the first half, Harry Kane put England ahead again in the 42nd minute with a superb header from Declan Rice’s corner. But in injury time, Petar Musa scored a goal and again leveled the score at 2-2 for Croatia.
England’s dominance in the second half
As soon as the second half started, in the very next minute, star player Jude Bellingham scored a brilliant solo goal to give England the lead for the third time in the match. After this, England strengthened its defense and blunted the edge of Croatia’s attacks. In the 71st minute of the match, Marcus Rashford came on the field in place of Antony Gordon. He scored England’s fourth goal in the 85th minute with a beautiful finish from Bukayo Saka’s pass and sealed the team’s victory.
Even though England played brilliantly in attack, conceding two goals in the first half could be a matter of concern for coach Tuchel in defence. Nevertheless, this big win in the toughest match of the group will boost England’s confidence a lot.