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Crystal Palace star Ebere<\/a> Eze expressed his pride after netting his first England goal. He became the club\u2019s first player in 49 years to score for the national team in the World cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I always want to impact the game,\u201d Eze told ITV Sport<\/em> after the match. “Whenever I play, however long I get.
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“Today, it’s come off and I’m happy to get a goal as well and contribute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I just tried to create space. I tried to destabilise the defender and get my shot off \u2013 and it worked today.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eze added: “You know the qualities that he’s got. He’s capable of hitting dead balls like that \u2013 and it’s expected at his quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It was a strong performance from us. We knew what we needed to do today.
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It was important to win, and that’s the main thing. I think we did well.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Crystal Palace star Ebere Eze expressed his pride after netting his first England goal. He became the club\u2019s first player in 49 years to score for the national team in the World cup. “I always want to impact the game,\u201d Eze told ITV Sport after the match. “Whenever I play, however long I get. “Today, it’s come off and I’m happy to get a goal as well and contribute. “I just tried to create space. I tried to destabilise the defender and get my shot off \u2013 and it worked today.” Eze added: “You know the qualities that he’s got. He’s capable of hitting dead balls like that \u2013 and it’s expected at his quality. “It was a strong performance from us. We knew what we needed to do today. It was important to win, and that’s the main thing. 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