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England captain Harry Kane hailed their 2-1 victory over Tunisia after he headed home his second goal in stoppage time in their opening World Cup Group G match on Monday.
“It’s massive. I am so proud of the lads. We kept going. We spoke a lot about togetherness and we’ve got a great bond together,” Kane said.
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“There were a lot of decisions against us and maybe there was a bit of justice at the end. That’s the World Cup. It’s tough.”

England had made a superb start at the Volgograd Arena when Kane lashed the home from close range in the 11th minute, but the lead lasted 24 minutes before Tunisia drew level from the penalty spot through Ferjani Sassi.
After struggling to break down the resilient north Africans, England finally found a way through the massed defensive ranks when Kane swivelled to head home in added time.
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After Belgium thrashed Panama 3-0 in the other Group G game on Monday, the pressure was on England to deliver only their second win in their last nine games at World Cups.
“It’s a massive boost, a massive bonus, we kept going. We kept fighting and got the late goal and a big win,” England midfielder Jordan Henderson said.

“I felt positive at 1-1, the pace did drop off a bit. We had to keep creating chances, we didn’t play as well second half but they defended deep. Winning the first game is always massive.”
England manager Gareth Southgate was delighted with his team.
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“I think we deserved the win,” he said.
“We had total control of the game in the second half and we stayed patient. I am really pleased and even if we had drawn the game I would have been really proud of the performance.”



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England soccer captain Harry Kane hails ‘massive’ 2-1 victory over Tunisia

England made a superb start, scoring within the 11th minute, but the lead was closed 24 minutes later, and the tough defence took time to penetrate

Tunisia's Ferjani Sassi, right, kisses the pitch as he celebrates after scoring during the group G match between Tunisia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Volgograd Arena in Volgograd, Russia, Monday, June 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

England's forward Marcus Rashford (C) vies for the ball with Tunisia's forward Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (R) during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group G football match between Tunisia and England at the Volgograd Arena in Volgograd on June 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / NICOLAS ASFOURI / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO MOBILE PUSH ALERTS/DOWNLOADS

England's team celebrate after scoring their side's opening goal against Tunisia during the group G match at the Volgograd Arena in Volgograd, Russia, on Monday. Photo: AP

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(180618) -- SOCHI, June 18, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Michael Amir Murillo (C) of Panama controls the ball during a group G match between Belgium and Panama at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Sochi, Russia, June 18, 2018. Belgium won 3-0. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)

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England made a superb start, scoring within the 11th minute, but the lead was closed 24 minutes later, and the tough defence took time to penetrate


England soccer captain Harry Kane hails ‘massive’ 2-1 victory over Tunisia

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}England made a superb start, scoring within the 11th minute, but the lead was closed 24 minutes later, and the tough defence took time to penetrate

England made a superb start, scoring within the 11th minute, but the lead was closed 24 minutes later, and the tough defence took time to penetrate