Amazing pic shows what Jude Bellingham was doing on England bench seconds before Marcus Rashford goal vs Croatia

ENGLAND, or ‘Set Piece FC’, kicked off their 2026 World Cup campaign in Dallas with a thrilling 3-2 win over Croatia.

Harry Kane opened the scoring with a retaken penalty after Croatian encroachment, but Martin Baturina pulled a rabbit from his red and white checkered hat with a sharp strike that rattled the net of Jordan Pickford.

England briefly restored their lead when a Declan Rice corner found an unmarked Kane to head home his second.

However, Croatia hit back just before the break, as FC Dallas forward Petar Musa finished a slick team move on his home turf to leave the match 2-2 at halftime.

England stayed in the dressing room much longer than their opposition at half-time, and it showed as they dominated the second half.

Who else but Jude Bellingham ran in behind the Croatian defence and fired England’s third into the bottom corner with a stunning solo effort, as Thomas Tuchel‘s side turned up the heat in Dallas.

Marcus Rashford then wrapped up a confident win by switching onto his right foot in the box and curling into the corner.

Here’s how SunSport’s Lloyd Canfield rated England stars in Dallas…

This year’s World Cup is like no other as a record-breaking 48 nations compete to lift football’s biggest prize.

England manager Thomas Tuchel is hoping to finally bring football home after a 60-year drought.

But footballing legends Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have other plans in what will likely be their final World Cup appearance.

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