England coach Thomas Tuchel, speaking with Anthony Gordon, told his players at half time of their World Cup clash against Croatia to 'take the shackles off' Credit: Paul ELLIS / AFP

Captain Harry Kane credited Thomas Tuchel with delivering a half-time team talk that propelled England to a 4-2 win over Croatia to launch their World Cup title bid on Wednesday.

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