Kane's record goal takes England into Nations League quarter-finals

Harry Kane scored a penalty in today’s Nations League match against Croatia and thereby reached his 126th cap for England, making him the sole record national player of the country. The goal secured the Three Lions’ entry into the quarter‑finals.

The 33‑year‑old striker of FC Bayern Munich thus replaced Peter Shilton as record national player, whom he had previously shared the record with. With the penalty, Kane also scored his 92nd international goal. As a freshly crowned football star, he celebrated the next milestone of his career.

England in the Nations League quarter‑finals

With the 2‑1 victory over Croatia, England is now safely into the quarter‑finals of the Nations League. Previously, Spain (2‑0 against the Czech Republic) and Portugal had already secured their quarter‑final tickets.

Kane opened the scoring at 1‑0 through Morgan Rogers in the 24th minute, before he netted the winning goal with a penalty in the 64th minute. Petar Sucic equalised for Croatia in the 59th minute.

England will face Spain in the final group match on Sunday in Madrid, led by national coach Thomas Tuchel.

England rely on Kane as they chase Spain in Nations League

Peter Shilton and Prince William congratulated Kane before kickoff at Wembley Stadium. Prince William presented the freshly crowned Ballon d’Or winner with a framed England jersey bearing the number 126 on the back. Shilton said in a FIFA interview that he could imagine “no one better than Harry,” and praised both his football record and his personality.

Spain, which had already won its fifth group match, remains at the top of Group 3. Alex Baena scored from the penalty spot in the 39th minute and Marc Pubill added the 90+6 minute goal for the 2‑0 win over the Czech Republic, which played briefly with ten men after a red card for Ladislav Krejci.

Italy took the lead after a 3‑1 victory over France with goals from Sebastiano Esposito (26’), Davide Frattesi (62’) and Pio Esposito (74’ penalty). However, Sebastiano Esposito missed a penalty in the 60th minute.

Kane sets new record for England, while Italy surprises France

Belgium, after a 2‑1 win in Turkey, remained nine points behind Italy and France, who each have ten points. Kevin De Bruyne (27’) and Charles De Ketelaere (30’) turned the game around after Arda Güler (20’) had put the Turks ahead. Turkey stayed without a point after the debut of new national coach Sergen Yalcin.

On the final matchday, Belgium and Italy will meet in Brussels, while France will host Turkey in Bordeaux.