Kane's brace for victory: England beats Tunisia 2-1

The attacker from Tottenham Hotspur saved the Brit against the brave Tunisians with his late goal (90th + 1) from a difficult 2:1 (1:1) after many negligently wasted chances. The captain also gave the English the lead (11th). In front of 41 spectators in Volgograd on Monday, Ferjani Sassi (064th) caused the British to tremble with a highly flattering penalty until shortly before the final whistle.

The English got off to a brilliant start in their red jerseys, which were intended to be reminiscent of the shirts worn by Sir Geoff Hurst's 1966 world champions. Jesse Lingard, Jordan Henderson and Raheem Sterling appeared dangerously in front of the Tunisian goal within the first five minutes. However, Mouez Hassen had to vacate the space between the posts after just under a quarter of an hour. The goalkeeper left the pitch in tears with a shoulder injury and was replaced by Farouk Ben Mustapha. Hassen was powerless to concede the goal before. He quickly fended off a header from John Stones, but he couldn't save Kane's shot.

Raheem Sterling (front) won with England against Yassin Meriah and Tunisia. © APA/afp / PHILIPPE DESMAZES

Controversial penalty for Tunisia The Tunisians then slowly lost their initial nervousness and nervousness, but the defense still seemed confused. The Three Lions went about their job much more quickly and should have led higher earlier. But then, to the dismay of the English, Colombian referee Wilmar Roldan pointed to the penalty spot. After a cross from the right side, Fakhreddine Ben Youssef went down in an aerial duel after being touched by Kyle Walker. Roland blew the whistle, showed Walker yellow - and Sassi confidently converted the penalty to make it 1-1 and the first goal by an African team at this World Cup.

England coach Gareth Southgate brought in a new striker, Marcus Rashford, in the second half, and shortly afterwards a free kick from Kieran Trippier went just wide (69'). The Tunisians limited themselves to defensive work and only crossed the center line sporadically. However, the English came up with creative solutions far too rarely. Ashley Young's free kick also missed its target (79'). But then Kane struck with a header in stoppage time.

Football

Italy

International leagues

International

Winter sports

Tennis

Other sports

Motorsport

Cycling

Watersports

Events

Favorites

Kane's brace for victory: England beats Tunisia 2-1

With his first World Cup brace, Harry Kane saved England from an embarrassing false start to the World Cup and gave the Three Lions their first finals victory in eight years.

Suggestions

Comments (0)