FIFA have released a statement following claims that ticketless fans managed to gain access to England’s World Cup meeting with Croatia.The Three Lions got their World Cup campaign off to a winning start after goals from Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford wrapped up a 4-2 victory over the Vatreni.Harry Kane scored twice as England claimed a 4-2 win over CroatiaGettyThomas Tuchel’s side put in a sub-par showing in the opening 45, conceding sloppy goals to Martin Butrina and Petar Musa, but they got the job done in a superb second half showing after an inspiring half-time team talk from Tuchel and assistant Anthony Barry.Officially, 70,389 fans were in attendance to watch the six-goal thriller at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.However, reports suggest that a number of ticketless fans had breached security and entered the stadium without checks.“There were big gaps at the side of the ticket barriers and people just strolled through,” one eyewitness told Mail Sport.“There were volunteers who were basically old ladies and they weren’t stopping anyone.”FIFA have since released a statement on reports, stating: “At this stage, we have no indication of fans entering the stadium without a valid match ticket for the game in question.”Ticket prices have been a point of criticism for the 2026 World Cup.Fans have been hugely critical of football’s governing body over pricing, with the cheapest tickets through England’s supporter travel scheme available for £198.After facing backlash, FIFA pledged to make 10 per cent of tickets within this allocation available for £45.The England fans were in great voice for the World Cup clash with CroatiaEngland sit top of Group L following Wednesday’s triumph over Croatia, and victory over Ghana next week will see Thomas Tuchel’s side progress to the knockout stages of the tournament.Ghana sit level on three points with England after their late 1-0 win over Group L rivals Panama in the early hours of Thursday morning [UK Time].Youngster Caleb Yirenkyi struck in the 95th minute as the Black Stars, like England, got their campaign off to a winning start.However, Ghana follow up their meeting with England with a game against Croatia to round off the group stage action in their bid to play in the knockout stages.Tuchel’s pleaWhile there were thousands of England fans singing ‘God Save the King’ in Dallas, Tuchel revealed he could not see his players during the rousing rendition.He had been surrounded by a scrum of photographers who blocked his view of the players.Now the England boss has called for FIFA to move photographers during the national anthems at the World Cup.Speaking during his post-match press conference, he admitted: “I have to tell you something, I am begging FIFA to change the position of the photographers in the national anthem because I could not see my team in the national anthem.“I was waiting for this moment. It was a very, very special moment today and I was standing in front of a wall of 50 photographers, half a metre away, and I could not see one single player. It ruined a little bit my experience.“It is very emotional. When I was young and when I started coaching, this was too big to dream of this kind of occasion.”Stay up to date with all the latest World Cup tips & predictions, World Cup Top Goalscorer Odds, World Cup Group Winner Odds, World Cup Match Previews and all the best World Cup Betting Offers and Free Bets in our dedicated betting hub