England
Hasn't won since 1966 โ six decades of heartbreak. Kane just equalled the England WC scoring record.
Team rating
- Attack88
- Midfield87
- Defense84
Next matches
- Next upvs GhanaGillette Stadium, FoxboroughJun 23
- vs PanamaMetLife Stadium, East RutherfordJun 27
The read
England invented the sport and won the World Cup once, in 1966, before most of their fans were born โ then spent six decades breaking hearts, often on penalty shootouts. They opened this tournament with a wild 4-2 win over Croatia in which captain Harry Kane equalled the all-time record for England goals at a World Cup. If he breaks it and lifts the trophy, it's the most poetic ending in football. If not, it's another chapter of the longest-running tragedy in sport.
The fanโs readSix decades of heartbreak and Harry Kane just equalled the England World Cup scoring record in a chaotic 4-2 win โ if he breaks it and lifts the trophy it is the most poetic ending in the sport.
Live storylines
- England chasing the ghost โ Tuchel's gamble
England hasn't won a World Cup since 1966 โ the longest-running heartbreak in the sport. For the first time they've handed the team to a FOREIGN manager, German Thomas Tuchel, with a golden generation (Kane, Bellingham, Rice). It's 'now or never' framed as a national psychodrama.
Won a thriller 4-2 vs Croatia (June 17). Kane brace (tying Lineker's 10 England WC goals), Bellingham and Rashford also scored. Top of Group L โ but the defense leaked twice, the one worry.
The cast
- Thomas TuchelGerman coach who won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021 โ now tasked with ending England's 60-year waitmanager
- Harry KaneHe just equalled England's World Cup scoring record with a chaotic first-half brace against Croatia.ClubBayern Munich
- Jude Bellingham โ England's talisman needed two minutes after halftime to settle a wild 4-2 opener with a brilliant solo goal.ClubReal Madrid
- Bukayo Saka
