Why (shock horror!) Harry Kane’s a football hero we can be proud of

EnGLanD’s dramatic injury time win against Tunisia was the most watched television programme of the year so far.

More than 13.7million tuned in to BBC1 for the match on Monday evening, with the audience peaking at 18.3million.

a further 3million requested to stream the match online through BBC iPlayer and the BBC sport website. By comparison, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding in May had a peak of 13.1million viewers on the BBC.

Harry Kane’s 91st minute header, the captain’s second goal of the game, was watched in homes, pubs and clubs around the country. almost a third of the population were glued to their screens, making it the ninth most-watched England game in TV history.

some 2,100 England fans were among the 41,000 fans inside the 45,000 capacity Volgograd arena, which cost £280 million to build.

However, players and spectators had to deal with a swarm of midges and mosquitoes. England players were seen spraying themselves with insect repellent and swatting away the annoying bugs.

after their 2-1 success against Tunisia, England can now look forward to their game against Panama in nizhny novgorod on sunday. Victory for Gareth southgate’s side could be enough for them to be assured of qualification for the knockout stages before their final group game against Belgium.