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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-18T08:06:20.000Z",
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    "Thomas Tuchel left furious after national anthem incident in England World Cup win over Croatia",
    "Declan Rice gives injury update after being forced out of England World Cup win against Croatia",
    "Thomas Tuchel spotted having heated row with England star during World Cup victory over Croatia",
    "The GB News Editorial Charter"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nEngland's players celebrated their dramatic World Cup opening victory over Croatia with kisses from their partners after Thomas Tuchel's side produced a thrilling 4-2 win in Texas.\n\nThe Three Lions' loved ones had travelled to Arlington to watch England begin their quest for World Cup glory and were able to join in the celebrations after the final whistle at the AT&T Stadium.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nJude Bellingham was among those greeted by his other half, with girlfriend Ashlyn Castro sharing an affectionate moment with the midfielder after another influential display.\n\nThe Los Angeles-based influencer had watched the action wearing an England shirt while sitting alongside Bellingham's parents, Denise and Mark, before heading down to congratulate the Real Madrid star following the victory.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nEngland captain Harry Kane also enjoyed a memorable evening both on and off the pitch.\n\nThe skipper struck twice to help seal the win and later met wife Katie Goodland in the stands, where she embraced and kissed her husband after his match-winning contribution.\n\nJordan Pickford was another England player to receive a warm welcome from his partner.\n\nWife Megan Pickford, who married her childhood sweetheart in 2020, looked glamorous despite revealing earlier in the day that travel problems had left her without her luggage.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nPosting on Instagram before kick-off, Megan wrote: \"No suitcase mishap was going to stop me supporting my husband.\n\"Featuring the top I travelled in & borrowed jeans.\"\n\nDeclan Rice's long-term partner Lauren Fryer was also in attendance to watch England get their campaign off to a winning start, while\n\nOllie Watkins' wife Ellie was among those hoping to see her husband introduced from the bench, although the Aston Villa striker remained an unused substitute.\n\nEngland's supporters were treated to one of the most entertaining matches of the tournament so far.\n\n### LATEST SPORTS NEWS:\n\n\n\n\n  * Thomas Tuchel left furious after national anthem incident in England World Cup win over Croatia\n  * Declan Rice gives injury update after being forced out of England World Cup win against Croatia\n  * Thomas Tuchel spotted having heated row with England star during World Cup victory over Croatia\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nKane opened the scoring after converting a retaken penalty, only for Croatia to respond through Martin Baturina.\n\nThe Bayern Munich striker restored England's advantage with a header from a Rice corner, but Petar Musa levelled again moments before half-time following good work from Ivan Perisic.\n\nWhatever Tuchel said in the dressing room during the interval had the desired effect.\n\nBellingham needed less than two minutes of the second half to put England back in front before substitutes Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford combined late on, with the Manchester United forward curling home England's fourth goal.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMeanwhile, speaking after England's triumph, Tuchel hailed England for improving following half time.\n\n“I loved the second half. All of it. I loved the reaction to a very complicated first half,\" he said.\n\n“We played against a top opponent. I think we showed a bit of nerves. Maybe we waned to do overdo it, but we clearly overthought our decisions.\n\n“We encouraged them to go for it, to play with more courage, to be brave, to be ourselves and, like I said, I loved the reaction.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n“We created a lot of chances, we had a lot of ball wins, we scored goals and overall I think we deserve to win.\n\n“I loved the second half. All of it. I loved the reaction to a very complicated first half.\n\n“We played against a top opponent. I think we showed a bit of nerves.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"Maybe we waned to do overdo it, but we clearly overthought our decisions.\n\n“We encouraged them to go for it, to play with more courage, to be brave, to be ourselves and, like I said, I loved the reaction.\n\n“We created a lot of chances, we had a lot of ball wins, we scored goals and overall I think we deserve to win.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "England stars kissed by partners after Croatia win as Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane celebrate"
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