England edge Tunisia in U20 World Cup opener

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Dane Scarlett celebratesDane Scarlett headed past Dries Arfaoui to give England Under-20s victory over Tunisia

Tottenham's Dane Scarlett scored a first-half winner as England began their Under-20 World Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over Tunisia.

Scarlett rose well to meet captain Harvey Vale's whipped cross to head past Dries Arfaoui in Argentina.

The 19-year-old nearly doubled his tally with another header soon after, but Arfaoui made a brilliant save.

Scarlett's Spurs team-mate Alfie Devine had the best chance to score after the break but shot wide.

Mohamed Dhaoui forced England and Brentford goalkeeper Matthew Cox into a smart save from an angled free-kick in the second half.

England return to La Plata on Thursday to face Uruguay in their next group game.

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