Scoring winner in World Cup opener is dream come true: England skipper
Wednesday - June 20, 2018 4:40 pm ,
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Scoring winner in World Cup opener is dream come true: England skipper
Saint Petersburg (Russia) June 20 (IANS) England football captain Harry Kane has said scoring the winner at such a high level was a dream come true according to an interview shared by the English Football Association on Wednesday.
Kane s brace of goals had enabled England to edge past a gritty Tunisia in its opening match at the FIFA World Cup in Russia reports Efe
The skipper caught up with the team s in-house media service during a recovery ice bath at their training base just outside of St. Petersburg on Tuesday and gave his personal and professional critique of England s 2-1 win over Tunisia in Kazan the night before.
"To score a winner in the World Cup like that is just incredible and watching the celebrations back home and in the stadium like I say I ve been part of that before when I was watching football so to see it and to be part of it is amazing " the Tottenham striker said.
The 24-year-old Londoner not only bagged his first World Cup goal for England tapping in off a rebound in the 11th minute but he clinched a perfectly-aimed last-minute header to raise the team above Tunisia s penalty equalizer that came 10 minutes before half-time.
"It s what dreams are made of such a good feeling so proud of the team we fought to the end I thought we played really well especially in the first half " Kane said although acknowledging that the team squandered a number of opportunities in the opening minutes.
Kane warned however that the Panama game would still be a challenge as the Central American nation was fighting to stay in the competition following its 0-3 loss to Belgium.
--IANS kk/mr
Kane s brace of goals had enabled England to edge past a gritty Tunisia in its opening match at the FIFA World Cup in Russia reports Efe
The skipper caught up with the team s in-house media service during a recovery ice bath at their training base just outside of St. Petersburg on Tuesday and gave his personal and professional critique of England s 2-1 win over Tunisia in Kazan the night before.
"To score a winner in the World Cup like that is just incredible and watching the celebrations back home and in the stadium like I say I ve been part of that before when I was watching football so to see it and to be part of it is amazing " the Tottenham striker said.
The 24-year-old Londoner not only bagged his first World Cup goal for England tapping in off a rebound in the 11th minute but he clinched a perfectly-aimed last-minute header to raise the team above Tunisia s penalty equalizer that came 10 minutes before half-time.
"It s what dreams are made of such a good feeling so proud of the team we fought to the end I thought we played really well especially in the first half " Kane said although acknowledging that the team squandered a number of opportunities in the opening minutes.
Kane warned however that the Panama game would still be a challenge as the Central American nation was fighting to stay in the competition following its 0-3 loss to Belgium.
--IANS kk/mr
