Raheem Sterling scored the only goal of the game as England produced a strong all-round performance to see off World Cup 2018 finalists Croatia 1-0 in the opening game of Euro 2020 Group D at Wembley.
The forward latched onto man-of-the-match Kalvin Phillips' fine through pass to comfortably tuck home the winner from close range, giving the Three Lions a degree of redemption as well as three valuable points given their heartbreaking semi-final defeat to Luka Modric and Co. in Russia.
Phil Foden was denied an early opener by the upright in a fantastic opening 15 minutes for the hosts on the day in this new multi-nation format of the European Championships, and while Croatia grew into the game they were well contained to a large extent before Sterling's goal decided the game.
Mason Mount came close from a free-kick while Harry Kane was denied a tap-in at the far post by some last-ditch defending, and Gareth Southgate's side defended their opponents' last-ditch attacks in the closing stages to earn a maximum return from what is on paper their toughest assignment of the group stage.
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