New Delhi, June 18 -- Eight years after Croatia ended England's dream of reaching the FIFA World Cup final, the Three Lions finally got their revenge. Coached by then-head coach Gareth Southgate, England suffered a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Croatia during the 2018 semifinal in Russia.

The script overturned this time, as Harry Kane-led England won a six-goal thriller, thus reflecting now head coach Thomas Tuchel's more aggressive, attack-minded philosophy, a sharp contrast to Three Lions' more cautious approach in previous years.

In the other games on the day, Ghana started their campaign with a win over minnows Panama while debutants Uzbekistan fell flat against Colombia in Mexico City.

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