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VOLGOGRAD, Russia, June 18-- An early goal and an injury-time header from captain Harry Kane gave England a 2-1 victory against Tunisia in their opening World Cup game in Group G on Monday. England, playing a 3-5-2 formation, launched fast attacks from the very beginning, making attempts at the goal two times within the first five minutes. In the 11th minute, Kane broke the deadlock. Ashley Young swung in a corner from the left and John Stones nutted a header towards the top-left corner. Tunisia's goalkeeper Mouez Hassen clawed the ball out only to push it to Kane, who crisply tapped the rebound home. Just three minutes after England's goal, Tunisia's goalkeeper Mouez Hassen was forced off by injury and Farouk Ben Mustapha replaced him. Tunisian did not have their first chance until the 26th minute. Ferjani Sassi flashed a shot wildly across goal. A penalty was awarded to Tunisia in the 33rd minute as England defender Kyle Walker pushed Fakhreddine Ben Youssef down in the box. After two minutes Ferjani Sassi struck the penalty into the bottom right corner to level the score. Despite England players' continuous fierce attacks, they failed to score in the rest of the first half. Admitting that England "played really well" during the first 45 minutes, Harry Kane also thought England should have seized more opportunities. "In the first half, it felt good out there. We could've scored two or three goals in the first half and put the game to bed early," he said. | 
