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Raheem Sterling fired England to a tense 1-0 victory over Croatia in their opening fixture of Euro 2020. The result means redemption for Gareth Southgate and his team after they defeated the side who sent them crashing out of the 2018 World Cup in extra-time.
Early on, Phil Foden struck fear into the Croatia defence as he found a yard on his left-foot to cut in and curl a shot against the base of the post.
The superb Kalvin Phillips then lashed an eye-catching volley which stung the ‘keeper’s hands before Croatia eventually rode the storm of England’s fast start and grew into the game.
After a slow start to the second-half, Raheem Sterling broke the deadlock after being slid in by Phillips and nicking it past the onrushing goalkeeper to bag his first tournament goal for the Three Lions.
Gaining momentum, England almost doubled their lead minutes later when Harry Kane latched onto a back-post cross before ultimately fluffing the strike.
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Croatia upped the pace as they realised defeat may be on the horizon, but England were calm and collected as they saw the narrow victory over the line.
The Three Lions can rejoice in their strong start to Euro 2020, while all eyes will be on tomorrow’s game involving Scotland and Czech Republic as the other two members of Group D prepare to battle it out.
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