England won their opening match at the European Championships for the first time with a 1-0 Euro 2020 Group D victory over Croatia at Wembley.
Raheem Sterling, who has now been directly involved in 19 goals in his last 17 England matches with 13 goals and six assists, converted man-of-the-match Kalvin Phillips' pass early in the second half to get Gareth Southgate's side off to the ideal start.
England's players left the pitch to a chorus of 1996 anthem 'Football's Coming Home' from the majority of the 22,500 fans inside the stadium.
In Group C, North Macedonia's first appearance at a major tournament ended in a 3-1 defeat against Austria, who recorded their first win at a Euros, while Holland, who failed to qualify for the last World Cup and Euros, made up for lost time with an entertaining 3-2 win over Ukraine.
Tweet of the day
Hey Liam https://t.co/jJFtN13AG4 — Jude Bellingham (@BellinghamJude) June 13, 2021
England substitute Jude Bellingham, who set a new record for the youngest player to feature in the tournament's history at 17 years and 349 days, appears to have a celebrity fan.
Arnautovic on the Mark
Quote of the day
Holland almost blow return to the big stage
Holland squandered a two-goal lead on their return to major tournament football after a seven-year absence, only to score an 85th-minute winner to beat Ukraine 3-2 in Amsterdam.
Stat attack
🇲🇰 June 2001: 17-year-old Goran Pandev makes his international debut 😎 🇲🇰 June 2021: 37-year-old Goran Pandev scores on his EURO debut as North Macedonia make their first ever appearance at a major finals 😱#EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/eoY9ei3hnQ — UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 13, 2021
North Macedonia's Goran Pandev played in his first major tournament 7,312 days after his international debut. The Genoa forward celebrated by scoring his 38th international goal a month before his 38th birthday – unfortunately his side lost 3-1 to Austria
Up next?
June 14:
Scotland v Czech Republic (Group D, Glasgow, 1400)
Poland v Slovakia (Group E, St Petersburg, 1700)
Spain v Sweden (Group E, Seville 2000)
Czech Republic
England
Croatia
Scotland
