Kane heads in the dramatic winner for England
Mon 18 Jun 2018 World Cup –Group G
Tunisia 1 England 2
Sassi (35’ pen) Kane (11’, 90’+1)
Harry Kane scored a wonderful stoppage-time winner to give England victory over Tunisia in their first Group G match at the 2018 World Cup in Volgograd.
Kane scored his second goal of the game with a header as Gareth Southgate recorded England’s first win in the opening game of a major tournament since Paraguay in the 2006 World Cup.
England captain gave England a brilliant start by scoring an opener in the 11th minute after Tunisia keeper Mouez Hassen who wen off injured in the first had clawed out John Stones’ header. But England were punished for missing a host of chances when Tunisia’s Ferjani Sassi equalised from the penalty spot against the run of play after Kyle walker was penalised for an elbow on Fakhreddine Ben Youseef.
Tunisia did well to frustrate England in the second half but Kane was the match-winner with a late header from Harry Maguire’s flick, justice being done after referee Wilmar Roldan and the video assistant referee ( VAR) had failed to spot him clearly being wrestled to the ground twice in the penalty area.
England play Panama who lost 3-0 to Belgium on Monday, in their nexgt Group G game on Sunday which kicks off at 13:00 BST.