In the minutes after England had beaten Croatia, Harry Kane stood at the front of the England players who had gathered at the far end of the AT&T Stadium, where the late afternoon sunlight was streaming in through the windows on the top tiers.
The giant scoreboard, so big that it sometimes felt as if it were obscuring the view of the pitch, announced that Kane had been adjudged man of the match and the England fans massed in that stand began to serenade their captain.
England had started their campaign with a 4-2 win and suddenly, dreams had been unleashed. The
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