Elsewhere on a busy day three as the expanded tournament schedule ramped up, Australia brushed aside Turkey 2-0 in Vancouver as Watford forward Nestory Irankunda became the Socceroos’ youngest-ever World Cup goalscorer.
Qatar registered their maiden World Cup point in dramatic fashion as a last-gasp own goal from Miro Muheim secured a 1-1 draw with dominant Switzerland in San Francisco.
Germany kicked off day four with an emphatic 7-1 win over tournament debutants Curacao as Kai Havertz helped himself to a brace. Netherlands then drew with Japan before Ivory Coast beat Ecuador, and Sweden put on a five-star showing against Tunisia.
England have…
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