England earned a commanding 4-2 victory against Croatia in a statement World Cup opener on Wednesday evening.
England fans from across the globe had their eyes on the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium as Thomas Tuchel’s team got their campaign up and running.
It was all square at half time after a blockbuster first 45 minutes, as a Harry Kane brace was matched by goals from Martin Baturina and Petar Musa.
England were pegged back twice after Kane opened the scoring with a retaken penalty.
Two minutes after the restart, Jude Bellingham put England in front with a clinical finish after a scintillating run.
Marcus Rashford applied the finishing touch to the 4-2 win after a sweeping England attack in the 85th minute.
England supporters were very vocal during the game, including loudly booing the mid-half drinks breaks.
Fans who endured scorching temperatures in queues outside the stadium were rewarded with a commanding display.
A light breeze did nothing to lessen the strength of the Texas sunshine as many fans tried to make the most of what little shade trees provided.
A Texas-based England fan Tammy Murphy said she was “melting” with the rest of the England fans in the queue ahead of the game.
The Chelsea fan told the Press Association: “Oh it’s miserable for us too – it’s miserable, the humidity out here… even though you guys are melting, we’re melting with you.
“Nobody likes this.”
One England fan who waited in the queue to get into the stadium said he paid £6,000 for two front-row tickets to the match.
Martin Mulholland, originally from Rugby, Warwickshire, but who now lives in North Carolina, told Press Association: “I think we bought tickets at a really, really bad time.
“We’re in the front row, so we’ve got good ones, but it was £6,000 for two tickets.”
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