The star dropped to his knees after firing a free-kick past Wales' Danny Ward to put England ahead.
Marcus Rashford has revealed the meaning behind his first goal celebration against Wales.
The forward dropped to his knees and pointed up to the sky after scoring the first of his two goals inHe said the celebration was in tribute to his friend Garfield Hayward who recently passed away after a long battle with cancer."Unfortunately I lost one of my friends a couple of days ago," he said in a post-match interview.
"He's had quite a long battle with cancer, so I'm pleased I managed to score for him. He's always been a big supporter of mine. He was just a great person and I'm pleased he came into my life, really." He added:"Moments like this, this is what I play football for. The biggest moments, the best moments.
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