Jude Bellingham’s solo run and finish soon after half-time set up a 4-2 victory for England in a dramatic World Cup Group L opener against Croatia in Dallas.

Harry Kane had twice put Thomas Tuchel’s side ahead in the first half, only for Croatia to draw level each time, through Martin Baturina and Petar Musa. Bellingham restored England’s lead in the 47th minute, with Marcus Rashford adding a fourth late on to settle an absorbing contest.

England were handed a golden chance to take the lead in the ninth minute, when Luka Modric caught Noni Madueke with a high boot inside the penalty area. Kane saw his spot-kick saved by Dominik Livakovic, but he and Josko Gvardiol were both penalised for encroaching, and the England captain buried his second attempt.

Baturina levelled for Croatia in the 36th minute, his terrific strike from distance beating Jordan Pickford, who could only get his fingertips to the ball. England regained the lead six minutes later as Kane headed home Declan Rice’s corner at the far post, but Zlatko Dalic’s side got back on terms before the break.

Musa strode on to Ivan Perisic’s clever header, Croatia springing the England offside trap, to level at 2-2 with the last kick of the first half.

It left the game finely poised, but Thomas Tuchel’s side regained the edge early in the second half, Bellingham latching on to Elliot Anderson’s long ball, veering in from the right and drilling the ball past Livakovic.

England peppered the Croatia goal in search of a fourth goal but had to wait until the 85th minute as the substitute Rashford neatly slotted home from Bukayo Saka’s pass.

Rangers have appointed Derek McInnes as manager on a three-year contract after agreeing a compensation deal with Scottish Premiership rivals Hearts.

McInnes is the third boss at Ibrox inside a year and replaces Danny Rohl, whose move to Austrian side RB Salzburg was confirmed earlier on Wednesday.

The 54-year-old joined Hearts from Kilmarnock last summer and led the Tynecastle club to a second-placed finish, missing out on the title to Celtic on a dramatic final day, but edging Rangers out of the Champions League qualifiers.

The former Rangers midfielder turned down an approach from the Ibrox club in December 2017 in order to stay at Aberdeen but has now followed Tynecastle captain Lawrence Shankland in moving from Hearts.

“It is a real honour,” McInnes said. “The demands here are clear and our supporters rightfully have high expectations. It is up to me, my staff and my players to meet those expectations, and have this club performing as it should.

“There is a lot of hard work ahead, but already the preparations have begun and I am looking forward to meeting the current squad in the coming weeks and welcoming some new faces.”

Alan Archibald, Paul Sheerin and Craig Clark will assist McInnes.

While Rohl was head coach, McInnes will have the title of manager and was the frontrunner as soon as it emerged that the German was keen to leave for Salzburg.

Chairman Andrew Cavenagh said the Scot is “someone we have always rated highly” and is “exactly what this club needs at this moment in time”.

He added: “His deep Scottish and Rangers experience are important for us. He knows how to win in this league, and he is coming off an extremely strong season with Hearts.”

Rohl, 37, replaced Russell Martin as head coach in October and steered Rangers into a three-way title fight, but a post-split collapse yielded a third-placed finish behind Celtic and Hearts as the Ibrox club ended the campaign without silverware.

Cavenagh – who publicly backed Rohl at the end of the season – thanked him for his “service and commitment to Rangers”.

“He and his staff put in a significant amount of hard work during his time in charge, which we are greatly appreciative of,” he added.