England secured a decisive 4-2 victory over Croatia in their World Cup campaign opener at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Captain Harry Kane led the offensive charge, scoring twice to tie Gary Lineker’s national tournament record of ten goals.
Kane opened the scoring via a retaken penalty in the 12th minute before heading home a Declan Rice corner to equalize just before halftime. Despite Croatia leveling the score twice through Martin Baturina and Petar Musa, England regained control immediately after the break.
Jude Bellingham restored the lead with a solo effort two minutes into the second half. Substitute Marcus Rashford sealed the win with a counter-attacking goal in the 85th minute. The result positions England strongly in Group L ahead of upcoming matches against Ghana and Panama.