After a four-year wait, football fans finally got to see England in action again at the World Cup. And, against expectations, they pulled off an exceptional 2-1 win against Tunisia. Well, exceptional by England standards: the game was the first in 10 World Cup matches that the team scored more than once.

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However, victory was a winding road for England. First off, they had to contend with myriad midges flying about Russia’s Volgograd Arena.

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But fortunately, that didn’t hold back captain Harry Kane, who put away England’s first goal of the tournament after 11 minutes.

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However, Tunisia soon scored after Kyle Walker gave away a questionable penalty…

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A turn that some fans handled better than others…

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Then England fans called VAR into question after Harry Kane was repeatedly wrestled to the ground with no penalty given…

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But just when it looked like England were to finish their first group game with a draw, captain Kane found the net again in injury time. And England fans celebrated in their usual understated manner...

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And everyone was thinking the same thing about Harry's moment of magic…

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Yet – despite how some fans might have felt after the game – England haven’t won the World Cup just yet. But we will see them play again (hopefully to the same standard) on Sunday against Panama (1pm, BBC1).

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