17 tweets that perfectly sum up England's first World Cup game

After a four-year wait, football fans finally got to see England in action again at the World Cup. And, against expectations, they pulled off an exceptional 2-1 win against Tunisia. Well, exceptional by England standards: the game was the first in 10 World Cup matches that the team scored more than once.

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However, victory was a winding road for England. First off, they had to contend with myriad midges flying about Russia’s Volgograd Arena.

https://twitter.com/timoncheese/status/1008788500077076480

https://twitter.com/ErinDobby/status/1008768997087694849

But fortunately, that didn’t hold back captain Harry Kane, who put away England’s first goal of the tournament after 11 minutes.

https://twitter.com/BBCMOTD/status/1008777279525175299

https://twitter.com/MatthewStanger/status/1008774783201312769

However, Tunisia soon scored after Kyle Walker gave away a questionable penalty…

https://twitter.com/FootyHumour/status/1008780802883276800

A turn that some fans handled better than others…

https://twitter.com/DaKoolchanN/status/1008779773840150535

Then England fans called VAR into question after Harry Kane was repeatedly wrestled to the ground with no penalty given…

https://twitter.com/Mukena/status/1008786549029457924

https://twitter.com/amyxtotoro/status/1008803985476775936

https://twitter.com/Ollie_Nash_/status/1008802724065021954

https://twitter.com/jaythejza/status/1008786027622920195

https://twitter.com/KnownAsNobbo/status/1008791956716244993

But just when it looked like England were to finish their first group game with a draw, captain Kane found the net again in injury time. And England fans celebrated in their usual understated manner...