England’s 4-2 win over Croatia<\/b><\/a> in their World Cup opener.<\/b><\/p>\nThe Bayern Munich striker was able to give England the lead from the penalty spot – but only thanks to the video assistant referee (VAR).<\/p>\n
After Luka Modric fouled Noni Madueke, Kane stepped up – and saw his first effort saved by Croatia keeper Livakovic.<\/p>\n
The VAR stepped in to give Kane a second chance because Livakovic was off his line. <\/p>\n
“When I watched the clips I saw he likes to move early, so I knew that there was a chance that if I did the stutter that he would come off the line,” Kane told BBC Sport.<\/p>\n
“I was 80% sure that it was off the line, I wasn’t 100% sure, then obviously when it got retaken I changed the technique a little bit. This is all why I do the research, and in the end it worked out nicely for me.”<\/p>\n
At the time a penalty is taken the keeper must have one foot on or above the line, and images showed that Livakovic had moved fractionally too soon.<\/p>\n
But even if the keeper had stayed on his line, the penalty would still have been retaken.<\/p>\n
After Livakovic made the save the loose ball dropped to Manchester City’s Josko Gvardiol to clear for Croatia.<\/p>\n
But he had also moved too quickly and was inside the area when Kane took his first attempt.<\/p>\n
This is not an automatic retake, as the defender must impact an opposition attacker.<\/p>\n
Madueke was behind Gvardiol, so by clearing the ball he prevented the Arsenal winger from getting a shot from the rebound.<\/p>\n
Kane duly despatched at the second attempt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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