Petar Musa’s goal, on the final day of the first round of matches, delivered that feeling. Playing against a set English defence, Mario Pasalic’s chipped ball over the top perfectly met Ivan Perisic’s dart towards goal, taking advantage of Reece James’ blindside. At this point, many players would have attempted a low-percentage header.

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Musa became the first active FC Dallas player to score a World Cup goal during his team's match against England, which came away with a 4-2 win.