Three Lions’ captain was in fine form against Croatia

The early race for top scorers honour is heating up with every game

Reds pip Newcastle to signing of highly-rated winger

Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham both praised rallying cry from Three Lions boss in Croatia clash

Black Stars put bumpy tournament preparations behind them with significant victory

Reports suggest fans able to evade security checks Fans report ‘huge gaps’ at the side of ticket barriersFifa has played down reports that ticketless England supporters were able to gain entry for the World Cup opener against Croatia after evading security checks at the Dallas Stadium.An unspecified number of fans without tickets are said to have made …

A late goal from Caleb Yirenkyi gave Ghana a 1-0 win over Panama as they joined England at the top of Group L. Yirenkyi steered in Brandon Thomas-Asante’s cross in stoppage time to settle a match of few clear chances.Cecilio Waterman forced a good save from the Ghana goalkeeper, Lawrence Ati-Zigi, in the second minute as he met a cross from the right, but …

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This was one of the most entertaining games of the tournament but it took a huge improvement after the break for England to win. Here Daily Mail Sport examines the big topics from a huge night in Texas.

After two chastening international debuts last year, at the Oval it was very much third time lucky for Hampshire fast bowler Sonny Baker.

FIFA have issued a statement after England fans allegedly breached security at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas to get into the game without tickets

Ian Wright has given an insight into the England World Cup camp after going behind the scenes before the win over Croatia

"Tuchel has given them an absolute rocket at half-time, they were blasted," said Sky Sports' Gary Neville on ITV. “It was a really good second half. Some of the things they did in the first 10 minutes of the second half were fantastic."

England opened their 2026 World Cup with a 4-2 victory over Croatia at the Dallas Stadium.

Thomas Tuchel was effusive in his praise of England captain Harry Kane and No 10 Jude Bellingham after the pair helped the Three Lions to victory in their World Cup opener with Croatia.

The Mexican military reportedly intercepts and brings down an unregistered drone seen flying over South Korea's training base before their Group A match with co-hosts Mexico on Friday.

England's Jude Bellingham says he "put the noise aside" to focus on their World Cup opener against Croatia and is pleased to have contributed a goal in a 4-2 win.

BBC World Cup pundits Joe Hart and Wayne Rooney analyse Harry Kane's change in techniques and the amount of work he puts in when it comes to taking penalties.

Liverpool sign Spain winger Victor Munoz - and tell RB Leipzig that they will pay a package worth about 100m euros (£86m) for Yan Diomande.

England players were on the receiving end of a half-time reproach from manager Thomas Tuchel as their World Cup campaign got off to a victorious start against Croatia.