Marcus Rashford kneeled down, closed his eyes and pointed his fingers to the sky. At one of the finest moments of his career, the England forward wanted to pay his respects to a friend he has just lost to cancer. The emotions raged.
Rashford had finally made the breakthrough, lancing the tension that had built during a tepid first half against an ultra-defensive Wales, and it was some way to do so – a fizzing free-kick that veered away from the goalkeeper, Danny Ward, and headed towards the top corner.
Written by David Hytner at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/29/wales-england-world-cup-group-b-match-report under the title “Marcus Rashford double puts England top of group and sends Wales home”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
