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Toronto Stadium raised the curtain for a second consecutive Group L encounter tonight, and while the spectacle lacked the chaos of Ghana’s dramatic stoppage-time winner here six days ago, it delivered something equally significant: the opportunity for World Cup survival. With England and Ghana having played out a tense goalless draw earlier in the afternoon, both Croatia and Panama arrived on the shores of Lake Ontario knowing exactly what was at stake. Defeat would end their

England made a winning start to their World Cup campaign with a 4-2 victory over Croatia in Dallas. A brace from captain Harry Kane and second-half goals from Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford secured all three points for Thomas Tuchel’s side. The result leaves England on the verge of qualification for the knockout stages. Croatia Peg England Back in the First Half England started the game as favourites to finish top of Group L and took the lead from the penalty spot after