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Soccer: Kane stars for England, Ghana snatch a late victory, and Portugal draw in their World Cup opener

# Soccer: England launched their bid to end a 60-year World Cup title drought with a 4-2 victory against Croatia in their Group L opener in Dallas. Captain Harry Kane struck twice as the Three Lions overcame two Croatia equalisers with second-half goals from Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford to seal the victory. In Houston, the Democratic Republic of Congo produced a strong defensive performance to hold Portugal to a 1-1 draw. Meanwhile, Ghana’s Caleb Yirenkyi scored a 95th-minute winner to deny Panama their first-ever World Cup point in Toronto, Canada.