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    Get Involvedpublished at 09:11 BST

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    Tuchel has everything previous managers haven’t had. Energy, intensity, edginess, and massively astute. Previous bosses have been far too dour and realistic and we narrowly drew against minnows teams.

    Ryan, London

    Great start and nice to see a change in mentality from the play it safe until it's to late under Southgate to if we lose we lose our way under Tuchel. Defense is still an issue neither Stones or Konsa were convincing, need Guehi back in with one of them.

    Jon, Wrexham

  2. Postpublished at 09:08 BST

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    BBC World Cup pundits Joe Hart and Wayne Rooney analysed Harry Kane's change in techniques for his retaken penalty.

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    Hart impressed by Kane's attention to detail with penalties

  3. 'I knew stuttered run-up might get keeper off line'published at 09:04 BST

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    Harry Kane of England shoots a penalty kick to score his team's first goalImage source, Getty Images

    Harry Kane said he knew his stuttered run-up might draw goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic off his goalline - enabling him to score a penalty at the second attempt in England's 4-2 win over Croatia.

    The striker was able to give England the lead from the penalty spot - but only thanks to the video assistant referee (VAR).

    After Luka Modric fouled Noni Madueke, Kane stepped up - and saw his first effort saved by Croatia keeper Livakovic. The VAR stepped in to give Kane a second chance because Livakovic was off his line.

    "When I watched the clips I saw he likes to move early, so I knew that there was a chance that if I did the stutter that he would come off the line," Kane told BBC Sport.

    "I was 80% sure that it was off the line, I wasn't 100% sure, then obviously when it got retaken I changed the technique a little bit. This is all why I do the research, and in the end it worked out nicely for me."

    At the time a penalty is taken the keeper must have one foot on or above the line, and images showed that Livakovic had moved fractionally too soon. But even if the keeper had stayed on his line, the penalty would still have been retaken.

    After Livakovic made the save the loose ball dropped to Manchester City's Josko Gvardiol to clear for Croatia. But he had also moved too quickly and was inside the area when Kane took his first attempt.

  4. World Cup 606published at 09:00 BST

    England 4-2 Croatia

    You can watch a World Cup 606 with Aaron Paul and former England goalkeeper David James by clicking watch live at the top of this page.

    They'll be asking:

    • Was that the most refreshing England performance in years?
    • Are you worried about the defence?
    • Who’s the team of the World Cup so far?

    Fancy getting in touch with the show? Details below:

    Phone 08085 909693 free from mobiles and landlines. Text 85058 at your standard message rate.

    Terms: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/18br0lZdV7sgQTCK52z5d8Q/about-radio-5-live

  5. Postpublished at 08:56 BST

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    Kane puts England ahead against Croatia with retaken penalty

    Harry Kane’s opening goal for England had a hint of fortune to it.

    His initial penalty was saved, only for the VAR to order a retake after Dominik Livakovic strayed off his line before Kane kicked the ball.

    But second time around, the England captain made no mistake.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 08:51 BST

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    There was no problem staying up watching the game. Very entertaining, but tired now so will be a long day I think. It's coming home!

    James

    Best England performance for a long time. Keep it up and football is coming home

    Brian

  7. What Kane saidpublished at 08:47 BST

    England 4-2 Croatia

    Have a listen to what England captain Harry Kane had to say at full-time ...

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    England at 'best level' in second half against Croatia - Kane

  8. Numbers behind Kane's doublepublished at 08:43 BST

    England 4-2 Croatia

    England

    Harry Kane #9 of England celebrates scoring his team's second goalImage source, Getty Images

    After his double against Croatia last night, Harry Kane became just the second England player to score at three separate World Cups (2018, 2022, 2026), along with David Beckham (1998, 2002, 2006).

    Scoring in his third consecutive World Cup match, he also equalled Gary Lineker with 10 goals overall at the finals, the joint-most of any England players.

    Kane has scored more penalties (excluding shootouts) than any player in World Cup history (five).

    Kane's double was also only the fourth time an England player has scored two or more goals in the first half of a World Cup game - after Lineker vs Poland in 1986 (hat-trick), and John Stones and Kane against Panama in 2018 (double).

  9. Postpublished at 08:39 BST

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    From the collective to the clinical then...

    Harry Kane led from the front again for England with two well-taken goals - and that should be a warning sign for everyone else at the World Cup.

    Let's take a closer look at yet another superb outing for Kane in England colours.

  10. 'We have the ability'published at 08:34 BST

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    Joe Hart
    Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Thomas Tuchel said 'we're going to blow these out of the water'. We have the legs, we have the ability.

    He brought them on and it's so good for the squad for the bench to come on and impact like that.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 08:30 BST

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    Last night was justification as to why the FA went down the Tuchel route. I don't think Gareth Southgate or any England manager from recent past gets that reaction out of the team after half time

    Daniel

    Tuchel got most things right last night. Great start. Convincing win against a decent Croatian team with certain areas still to work on. England will only get stronger as the players get more game time. Quietly confident!

    Shane

    Tuchel proving the doubters wrong - it’s almost as if he knows more than the average man on the street about winning games of football. Shocker!

    Danny

  12. 'Substitutions played their part in winning the game'published at 08:26 BST

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    Alan Shearer
    Former England striker to BBC Sport

    The substitutions in the second half worked really, really well and more than played their part in England winning the game. It was really positive what Tuchel did putting Spence into the right back position and moving James into midfield, then Saka coming on and adding pace, Rashford coming on and getting his goal.

    Croatia had to come on to England to try to get the goal back but then that left space in forward positions and England had the pace and quality to finish them off.

  13. 'Brave and bold'published at 08:22 BST

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    Paul Robinson
    Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live at Dallas Stadium

    The way he made his subs was brave and bold. They came on and affected the game.

    The biggest thing I can take from this is that the players who came on gave Thomas Tuchel a real headache and that's the biggest thing for the manager.

    Thomas TuchelImage source, Getty Images
  14. 'I loved how positive Tuchel was being'published at 08:18 BST

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    Wayne Rooney
    Former England striker

    When we were sat there watching the game and I saw the three lads coming on, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Morgan Rogers, I said 'I absolutely love these subs.'

    I loved how positive Thomas Tuchel was being because if you sit back and wait for Croatia to come on then it gets nervy. It's brave and shows he's trying to win the game. Then Djed Spence came on and all four involved in that [Rashford] goal, I think it's brilliant.

  15. Postpublished at 08:16 BST

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    One of the reasons it remained an exciting game for 90 minutes was because of the positive substitutions Thomas Tuchel made in the second half.

    Let's have a look at what the BBC Sport pundits had to say ...

  16. Postpublished at 08:10 BST

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    Was it the game of the tournament so far?

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  17. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 08:06 BST

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    Waking up without the usual 'group stage slog' feeling is so refreshing - really entertaining and enjoyable where we look like we can take anyone in the world on at times. Tweaks game-by-game will continue to build & progress this exciting group.

    Bodran

    Best I've seen England play in my lifetime. Aggression, pace and power. Loved it!

    Alec

    What a refreshing start to the World Cup for England. Go boy! Proud of you all

    Tim

  18. An England we haven't seen for years - and it was funpublished at 08:00 BST

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    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Dallas Stadium

    Dominik Livakovic Croatia makes a saveImage source, Getty Images

    England's fans were carried out of the magnificent Dallas Stadium into the warm night air on a carpet of exhilaration after Thomas Tuchel's side delivered a powerful statement of intent.

    Harry Kane told his England team-mates to be "free in the mind" and embrace the pressures the World Cup brings – and they took him at his word for good and bad.

    This was, whisper it, fun.

    England have been a hard watch for much of the recent era, even when reaching the Euro 2024 final and World Cup quarter-final in Qatar four years ago. Those two tournaments were dry fare, despite England progressing deep into them only to eventually fall short.

    Sir Gareth Southgate's excellent record showed the ends justified much of the means, but it was rarely done in a style that moved you towards the edge of of your seat.

    Not here. Dull this was not - although admittedly not always in a way Tuchel would have enjoyed.

    This was a game you could not turn your gaze away from for a second, whether it was watching the cold fury of Tuchel in the first half, then an attacking siege in the second half which led to England's head coach falling into the arms of countryman Jurgen Klopp in the aftermath when he spotted him on the touchline working as a TV pundit.

    Read more of McNulty's analysis here

  19. Postpublished at 07:55 BST

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    You can watch England v Ghana (23 June, 21:00 BST) on BBC One and iPlayer, or you can listen to live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live.

  20. England top Group Lpublished at 07:49 BST

    England 4-2 Croatia

    Here's how things are shaping up in Group L.

    England play Ghana on 23 June then Panama on 27 June.

    England three points, Ghana three, Panama zero and Croatia zero