Rice all clear after England's 4–2 World Cup opener

Rice: 'All fine, as good as gold'

Declan Rice got hooked early against Croatia and everyone held their breath. He says it is nothing. "All fine, as good as gold. It's just what I have been protecting in the second half of the season with Arsenal. But it's all good, just precautionary," Rice told reporters (2) (3). Thomas Tuchel backed that up after the match (2). Your midfield engine is intact.

England 4–2 Croatia in the opener

Four goals, three points, and a statement. England beat Croatia 4–2 on Wednesday in the World Cup opener (2) (3). Morgan Rogers got the nod in the number ten role over Jude Bellingham and made it count. The attack clicked, the bench contributed, and your team go top of the group with the hardest fixture out of the way first.

Lineker: Kane is England's greatest ever striker

Gary Lineker did not hold back. After Harry Kane matched his record of 10 World Cup goals, the former England striker called him "the greatest English striker we've ever had" (1). Kane now sits level with Lineker on the all-time England World Cup scoring chart, with at least two more group matches to break it outright.

Seven games to glory

One down, six to go. FourFourTwo mapped out England's potential path to the World Cup final after the winning start (5). The group stage now looks favourable, and topping the group would keep your team away from several heavyweights until the later rounds.

Fan reactions

The win has fans buzzing, but the story doing the rounds on Reddit is not about the goals. England supporters were spotted cleaning up litter after a night out at the pub, and the thread is full of people genuinely proud of that energy. See the post here