Harry Kane: England’s World Cup saviour
Harry Kane is England’s talisman, record goalscorer and often their saviour. Is he also their only hope at the World Cup? The captain came up with the goods yet again against the Democratic Republic of Congo in Atlanta on Wednesday, scoring twice in 11 minutes as Thomas Tuchel’s men recovered from a shocking start to […] The post Harry Kane: England’s World Cup saviour appeared first on The Namibian .
Harry Kane is England’s talisman, record goalscorer and often their saviour. Is he also their only hope at the World Cup?
The captain came up with the goods yet again against the Democratic Republic of Congo in Atlanta on Wednesday, scoring twice in 11 minutes as Thomas Tuchel’s men recovered from a shocking start to win 2-1.
The Bayern Munich star headed a superb equaliser from Anthony Gordon’s cross in the 75th minute and thumped home the winner with four minutes remaining.
Kane now has five goals at the 2026 World Cup, one behind Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe and level with Erling Haaland in a captivating race for the Golden Boot.
His 12th and 13th World Cup goals in the round of 32 moved him ahead of Pele’s dozen, up to sixth on the all-time list, level with France forward Just Fontaine and six behind Messi.
A relieved Tuchel described Kane as being one of the “sharks” at the World Cup, alongside the other A-list forwards.
