Harry Kane's relief was as clear as his joy after securing England a last-gasp victory in their World Cup opener against Tunisia on Monday. Gareth Southgate's men made an outstanding start to the Group G encounter here, where the 24-year-old opened the scoring with his first major tournament goal. But referee Wilmar Roldan controversially awarded a penalty that Ferjani Sassi converted and the Video Assistant Referee then inexplicably overlooked Tunisia's manhandling of Kane in the box.

Yet just as it looked set to end as a draw, the England captain nodded home to secure a 2-1 win that he hopes will make the "people in the pubs back home proud". "We are proud of each other," Kane said after the Three Lions started a major tournament with a win for the first time since 2006. "In a World Cup, you're never sure how it's going to go and in recent years the first games have always been difficult.