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England's opening game in Group G.
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02:00Paul Ince and David Batty joined in midfield as expected by Paul Scholes in the post-Gascoigne era.
02:06Teddy Sheringham joins Alan Shearer up front.
02:11The Tunisians will hope to capitalise on a good start for African sides.
02:16This is the bulk of the team that recently beat Wales 4-0.
02:20Number 21 Badra, scorer of two goals that day.
02:23Suwaya is a key player in their midfield.
02:26And Ben Slimen, 12 goals in 31 internationals.
02:29And Salimi, 19 goals in 55 games.
02:32Well, they certainly have credentials that might cause problems.
02:37An enormous day for Glenn Hoddle.
02:39His first appearance as a manager in a major tournament.
02:45So the waiting now is almost over.
02:48We can put aside, if you will, the battles in the streets last night that I'm sure you will have
02:53seen and read so much about.
02:55But it's now the conflict on the pitch that matters.
02:59And there is, in truth, the promise of a difficult afternoon ahead for England here in the heat of Marseille.
03:06England in the white.
03:07Tunisia attacking the goal to our left in an all-red strip.
03:11It's important that England get off to a good start.
03:14Immediately a surging run there from Paul Ince.
03:23Sheringham, getting it back to him.
03:27Nothing like a good start.
03:29Glenn Hoddle was emphasising that point at his press conference yesterday.
03:33With three points for a win.
03:36He would settle for 1-0, he said.
03:40Southgate backing off.
03:42Judge the header well.
03:44Ince.
03:45Number 17, Clayton.
03:48Forward again.
03:49Salim is in here now.
03:50There's a possibility here.
03:51And a deflection that just went wide.
03:54The shot was from Suwayal.
03:56And England, just for a moment, were in trouble there.
03:58Particularly when Salimi got the ball and played it inside there.
04:02And the deflection took it wide of the goal.
04:08Towards Salimi.
04:10Campbell's keeping a close watch.
04:11And there was no foul there.
04:13And here's Campbell.
04:14Good surging run by him.
04:16What a strength to him.
04:17And Scholes on it now.
04:18And there's a great chance there.
04:20And it didn't come off.
04:23A good tie-up there.
04:25A great run there by Campbell.
04:27Holding off his sheer body strength.
04:29And a little fake inside.
04:30And look at the run that Scholes have made.
04:32And it was just that fraction behind him, Kevin.
04:34He turned the wrong way.
04:36But he wants great strength from...
04:37This is Campbell's strength.
04:39This is his strength, of course.
04:40But also he has the vision to roll Scholes in.
04:43Now if Scholes would have pulled it back maybe the other way.
04:45He just turned the wrong way.
04:46He wasn't to know.
04:51Well, here's Southgate.
04:53Calling for a good cross.
04:56But met by Badra.
04:57And cleared for Tunisia.
04:59Inks now taking it up again.
05:00A little flick through.
05:01Gets it back from Sheringham.
05:03Plays it wide again as Lesseau comes in.
05:05It wants a little deep cross.
05:07And how close Paul Scholes was to putting England ahead.
05:13It was a great move.
05:15The best move of the match so far by a long, long way.
05:18Oh, it certainly was.
05:19And calling started it all.
05:20It was a super cross in from Lesseau.
05:22The header, there wasn't much wrong with it.
05:24But it just wouldn't go home for England.
05:25They got a corner.
05:28Give the goalkeeper credit there.
05:29Brian, he stood up.
05:31A lot of goalkeepers would have committed themselves.
05:33Great save.
05:35England's corner.
05:37The keepers missed it completely.
05:39And Badra got it away.
05:43That will encourage England.
05:46Another cross coming in.
05:47A deeper one this time.
05:49Towards Sheringham.
05:53And a free kick for England.
05:55A foul on Paul Inks.
05:57By Salimi.
06:00Well, I think this is a message early on.
06:02It's getting some crosses in at this goalkeeper.
06:05He's flapped at one or two.
06:06He's come.
06:06He's got nowhere near them.
06:08Sheringham.
06:10Campbell waiting to launch himself from the Saar side of the penalty area.
06:15It's with Lesseau.
06:17It's a little cross by him.
06:19Adams was in there.
06:21Sheringham rather is up there.
06:24And some panic to get it away.
06:26And England players have gone down.
06:27Saddam's, I think.
06:29Two of them down there.
06:30They just clashed heads.
06:34Salim being well and truly bandaged up.
06:37The style of Paul Inks in that famous game in Rome.
06:47And a great shot by Teddy Sheringham.
06:52And some good keeping there by Elue Ware.
06:57Yeah, terrific turn and hit.
06:58And this goalkeeper, he might not be the best on crosses,
07:01but he's obviously there for his agility.
07:02This is a great save.
07:04I mean, that would have been one of the great goals of the tournament.
07:07Yeah, dip it.
07:07Without any doubt.
07:08Lovely, lovely strike.
07:13Is it?
07:16No hand ball.
07:17The referee was perfectly placed to see them.
07:19Shearer.
07:20He's found Sheringham with a good ball.
07:22Scholes has gone darting into the box.
07:24And knocked away again by the keeper.
07:32Well, another great ball in this time from Sheringham.
07:35Isn't he unlucky?
07:36He doesn't get the contact he wants.
07:38Keeper does well again.
07:44Darren Anderton.
07:46Little chip inside this time.
07:48Scholes!
07:49What's that?
07:50Nothing given.
07:53Crowd thought for a moment that that looked a penalty
07:56as Scholes went darting into the box there.
08:07And three kicks given now on the edge of the Tunisian box.
08:15That incident a bit earlier, Brian.
08:16There was no major complaints from England.
08:18He had to get the ball in that situation, didn't he?
08:22This is the foul.
08:22And this is in a very, very dangerous position.
08:24And Lasso will be looking for a little bit better delivery
08:26if he takes it.
08:31Scholes runs over it.
08:33Darren Anderton runs over it.
08:35Lasso.
08:38And Shearer.
08:39That's made it 1-0.
08:48Well, we were looking for better delivery and we certainly got it.
08:51And it doesn't have to be spot on for this man.
08:54But when it is, watch for the net bulging.
08:59Well, they've been warned about the free kick.
09:01The dummy runs of Anderton.
09:04And Lasso then with a much, much better delivery.
09:08Thinks as Glenn Hall.
09:10And they thought positively there.
09:13The head of Shearer.
09:15And it's 1-0 England.
09:33And Southgate with England's throw.
09:36Scholes.
09:37Anderton taking it on.
09:38Shearingham alongside him.
09:40Shearer's up ahead of him.
09:41And over on that left-hand side.
09:43Once again, Lasso has made some terrific runs down that flank.
09:46Gets his cross in a good one too.
09:51And, well, Anderton was flying at that near post.
09:59Great cross this from Lasso on the run.
10:02And Anderton just takes a gamble.
10:03Does well to reach it.
10:04Can't direct it.
10:24So, a bit of a hobble there in this last minute or so of the first half.
10:29It surely is a free kick.
10:32I think Alan Shearer can get loads of free kicks off this guy, Brian Trebelty.
10:37Because he's sticking to him like glue.
10:39And people like Alan Shearer enjoy it when the defenders are that tight.
10:42That's where they like.
10:43They like to know where they are.
10:44They like to feel them around them.
10:46He wasn't tight enough on the goal though.
10:48That's for sure.
10:51Campbell's coming in there again.
10:53And Adams.
10:54Looking to plant a second goal into the Tunisian net before half-time.
11:05And they work the dummy.
11:07And again it's a good one.
11:08And this time a good catch from the keeper.
11:11And more than that.
11:12It sends Clayton roaring forward now for Tunisia.
11:19Pedra, I think it is up from the back.
11:21He's got the header in.
11:22It was Pedra up from the back.
11:24Now he made a run of something a hundred yards or more.
11:28And it was a good one too.
11:29But the header wasn't good enough to stop.
11:32To do any problems for Alan, for David Seaman.
11:37And Alan Shearer.
11:39With that goal.
11:40With the header.
11:42has given England a priceless first half lead here in Marseille.
11:48England one.
11:50Tunisia nil.
11:55Tunisia have made a substitution.
11:57Bayer number eight comes on.
11:59In place of Suwaya.
12:01Into the midfield.
12:04England leading one nil.
12:06About to get the second half underway.
12:08Alan Shearer's goal just before half-time.
12:13No changes in the England line-up.
12:19Although both Martin Keogh and Gary Neville did a lot of warming up on the pitch during the event.
12:28Throw to Tunisia.
12:46David Batty.
12:49Foul on Shearer.
12:50Not the first in this game.
12:51Not the last.
12:53And England take the free kick quickly.
12:55And Southgate spotted the possibilities there well.
12:58He's now persuading Anderton to get down that touchline.
13:03Southgate's cross.
13:05Southgate's cross.
13:06And Scholes.
13:06And Scholes.
13:07Not the biggest man.
13:09Quite comfortably.
13:10Yeah.
13:10By.
13:12Are you aware?
13:17Here's Batty.
13:20Here's Batty.
13:43Ince.
13:43England get away.
13:43But England get a corner.
13:46Good little knockback from Sheringham.
13:48Just won't sit down for him.
13:49But still managed to get a strike.
13:51And good defending there.
13:52From Booker Deader.
13:55So Anderton will take this corner.
14:00The Williams and Campbell towards the near post.
14:06Shearing are ready and Shearer too
14:08Should there be a little flick on
14:10Not well enough to look at
14:13So putting it in
14:18Well, Scholes we've seen
14:20Flying in before at that sort of cross
14:24He's looked very very dangerous hasn't he
14:25In the first half, two good chances
14:28Here again, very difficult to keep your eye on this ball
14:30Because you think the keeper might clatter you
14:41Shearer reacting quickly there
14:47Corner
14:49Clever play again from Shearer, sees the keeper off
14:51And
14:53I think if Trebelli hadn't got a block in there
14:56Or Clayton it was, sorry
14:57Then
14:59Couldn't well have been 2-0
15:02So Scheringham waits
15:08Campbell's up there
15:10Adderton with the kick
15:14Up goes Ince
15:16Touched again
15:18Played in for Tony Adams right in there
15:24And that was a glorious opportunity for number two
15:26The keeper's injured
15:28Keeper did well Brian
15:30He was brave
15:31But Adams who's getting a reputation for a goal scorer
15:34Now look at this
15:34A lovely little ball fed in
15:38May have been offside but the keeper doesn't know that
15:41But it certainly wasn't given
15:49Played in by Shearingham in the first place
15:51Well done the keeper
15:52Actually Adams did well
15:54He flicked it over him
15:55And the keeper just raised his hand
15:58Lucky I shoved it back there I must say
16:00On Batty
16:02In the meantime
16:03Cellini
16:05And in some space here is
16:07Bayer
16:07Could be problems here
16:15Well Bayer holding his head there
16:17Just little signs that England
16:19Are allowing them back into this game
16:21Bayer twice African football of the year
16:23Twice Tunisian sorry football of the year
16:25Hits it well
16:26Just rises
16:27Seeming having it covered
16:32There's Bayer
16:33There's the cross
16:34There's Adams again
16:35Scholes couldn't get a touch on it
16:37Ince could though
16:38Can Anderton get there
16:40No
16:40Yes he can
16:40Well played
16:41Darren Anderton
16:42And now England are very much on the break here
16:44And Anderton will he get to that one
16:47No
16:47Hadn't quite got the legs
16:48Sharingham
16:49Had just played at a fraction too far ahead of him
16:51But the keeper is way out of his goal on the far side
16:56Well Sharon will be really disappointed with himself there
16:58Brian Anderton linked up well
17:00But the ball was just
17:01Asking too much of him
17:03Thought the goalkeeper was
17:04Going to go the full length of the field in the end
17:07Free kick to Tunisia
17:14Hogbane
17:18Good turn by Bayer
17:21He certainly tidied things up for them since he came on
17:23And look at this for a good play
17:26They claim a handball against Gareth Southgate
17:29The referee didn't want to know
17:30But again there was an example
17:32Of how if you take the eye off your ball
17:34We could be in serious trouble
17:39Cross coming in
17:45By Salimi
17:48Good cross in
17:49I think the back four thought Seaman might have come for this
17:51But it's good six and a half yards out
17:55Shearer
18:03Matty to Ince
18:04What's going to happen here
18:05Skulls
18:07On the turn
18:08A wonderful goal
18:10Paul Skulls
18:13And that settles it
18:23Great goal
18:25Oh it's a wonderful finish
18:27And he deserves it
18:28He's had two chances first
18:30Much more
18:31Probably easier than this
18:33But look at the way he bends this round the keeper
18:35And into the far corner
18:37Quality
18:39Real quality
18:40He loves playing in France doesn't he
18:41He's got a great goal in the tournoire
18:47Well the man who's taken over Gascoigne's mantle
18:51But as Kevin was saying
18:53Not it playing exactly the same way
18:55But has got his shirt
18:57Has rounded off this first game in the World Cup for England
19:01With a splendid goal which will bring three valuable points in this group
19:07Anderton
19:08And also two goal cushion might come useful with Colombia and Romania
19:13Games to come as well Brian
19:16But Skulls deserves that
19:17He's foraged away
19:19He's missed chances
19:20Probably
19:21He may have thought he could have done better
19:23On at least one of the two chances he had the first half
19:25But he never stopped making the runs
19:26And he never stopped believing
19:29Here's Shearer
19:31Skulls
19:32Oh and he almost got Michael Owen through
19:38Tribelsi
19:39To Hodbane
19:41Getting time added on at the end of 90 minutes now
19:44There's the cross
19:45And it's easy for
19:47David Seaman
19:49It's been a very
19:50Very professional performance from England
19:53I think the spine
19:54As Glenn likes to call it
19:56Has performed admirably
19:57Oh the flag has stayed down
19:58And Shearer's looking for
20:00Number three
20:01Owen's up there with him
20:05And in the end
20:09It'll be a goal kick
20:10Sorry Kevin you were saying
20:12I think it's been a good performance
20:14Not spectacular as I said before
20:16But I think Glenn will be delighted
20:18We've got Michael Owen on as well
20:20The defence has been superb I think
20:23Good performance
20:25And a victory deserved
20:27Very much so
20:28And let's hope the fans enjoy it in the right way
20:30Absolutely right
20:32It's one or two edgy moments there
20:34Just before poor Skulls added the second one
20:37But an altogether satisfying performance by England
20:41With Shearer having put them ahead just before half time
20:44And Skulls rounding it off
20:46In superb style near the end
20:48A good start for England
20:49Three points
20:50England two
20:52Tunisia nil
20:53Welcome back to England
20:53End
20:53Go
20:53Go
20:53Go
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