Kane scores twice as England beat Croatia to launch World Cup charge
Harry Kane scored twice in the first half as England eventually saw off Croatia 4-2 to launch their World Cup title assault in Texas on Wednesday...
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England launched their World Cup charge with a thrilling 4-2 victory over Croatia in Texas on Wednesday. Harry Kane set the tone, scoring twice in the first half.
- Harry Kane scored 2 goals, reaching 10 World Cup goals, equaling Gary Lineker's record for England.
- The match was a rematch of the 2018 World Cup semi-final, won by Croatia.
- Key goals also came from Jude Bellingham and substitute Marcus Rashford for England, against strikes from Martin Baturina and Petar Musa for Croatia.
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