Roy Keane and Gary Neville praise England’s ‘breathtaking’ and ‘fantastic’ performance versus Croatia

The Three Lions kickstarted their World Cup campaign with a 4-2 victory in Dallas

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Roy Keane , Gary Neville and Ian Wright were full of praise for England following their 4-2 victory over Croatia in their first World Cup 2026 group stage game of this summer’s tournament.

The Three Lions had twice taken the lead in the first half, through a Harry Kane brace, but were pegged back by goals from Martin Baturina and Petar Musa.

After the second half restart, England came alive as Jude Bellingham’s…