Their 2026 World Cup
Six goals and two player-of-the-match awards at his fourth World Cup, and still no title. He scored braces against Croatia and DR Congo, netted against Panama and Mexico, and England still fell in the semi-finals to Argentina. The eternal scorer is still waiting.
Match by match
H. Kane played 7 matches for England, starting every one. He scored 6 goals against Croatia, Panama, DR Congo and Mexico. He was named player of the match 2 times.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group L | vs Croatia 4-2 | Started, played the full match · 2 goals (1 from the spot) · ★ MVP |
| Group L | vs Ghana 0-0 | Started, played the full match |
| Group L | vs Panama 2-0 | Started, off on 84′ · 1 goal |
| Round of 32 | vs DR Congo 2-1 | Started, played the full match · 2 goals · ★ MVP |
| Round of 16 | vs Mexico 3-2 | Started, off on 90′ · 1 goal (1 from the spot) · 1 assist |
| Quarter-finals | vs Norway 2-1 | Started, played the full match |
| Semi-finals | vs Argentina 1-2 | Started, played the full match |
Who he is
- Born
- 28 July 1993 · aged 32 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Walthamstow
- Club
- FC Bayern Munich
- Height
- 1.88 m
- Individual awards
- Member of the Order of the British Empire · Bota de Oro 2023-24 · European Golden Shoe
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Harry Edward Kane (born 28 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and captains the England national team. He is regarded as one of the best players in the world, one of the best strikers of his generation, and one of England's greatest ever players. Kane has scored over 500 career goals for club and country, being Tottenham Hotspur's all-time top goalscorer (280), England's all-time top goalscorer (85), and the highest-scoring English player in the UEFA Champions League (54). He is also the Premier League's second-highest all-time goalscorer (213) and the seventh-highest goalscorer for Bayern Munich (146). Beginning his senior career with Tottenham Hotspur in 2009, Kane had loan spells out to clubs across the English football pyramid, including Leyton Orient, Millwall, Leicester City, and Norwich City. Kane's involvement at Tottenham increased after Mauricio Pochettino became head coach in 2014, being named PFA Young Player of the Year in the 2014–15 season.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
Tournament data from API-Football. See more rankings on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)