England 4-2 Croatia (Kane 12′ pen, 42′, Bellingham 47′, Rashford 85′ | Baturina 36′, Musa 45+4′)
Many of us had England down as a multitude of things pre-tournament. Resolute? Underachievers? Thomas Tuchel’s left-field squad to prove their undoing?
Very few had them as tournament entertainers. Croatia’s “olden generation” just did not see it coming.
There were plenty of questions raised from a thrilling opening victory, not least how porous England were at times in Dallas. Especially post-hydration break.
In a tournament of plentiful shocks so far, blowing the 11th best team in the world away like this to put themselves on course to top their group is a start even less could have imagined.
