Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports on July 2, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here. The story has been updated to reflect Sunday’s announcement that Folarin Balogun is now set to play on Monday.
My voice still hasn’t recovered from the noise I made when Harry Kane scored the equalizing goal in England’s win against the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday. As a huge Three Lions fan, it was a moment of utter relief made even sweeter when Kane smashed home the winner moments later.
If I wasn’t already getting married in the next few weeks (Editors’ note: Congratulations, Ben!), I’d genuinely…