{"id":5933,"date":"2026-07-01T21:24:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=5933"},"modified":"2026-07-01T21:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:24:49","slug":"harry-kanes-latest-world-cup-heroics-add-to-his-england-goat-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=5933","title":{"rendered":"Harry Kane&#039;s Latest World Cup Heroics Add To His England GOAT Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            POPULAR SEARCHES\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            BROWSE BY\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Harry Kane added another unforgettable chapter to his English soccer career on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Trailing DR Congo 1-0 at halftime in the World Cup round of 32, England called on its captain. Kane answered with two memorable second-half goals to help the Three Lions rally for a 2-1 victory and a date with Mexico in the round of 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>England\u2019s all-time leading scorer evened the contest with a header after Brian Cipenga had given Congo a surprising halftime lead. Kane then scored the decisive goal into the top corner in the 86th minute at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>&#8220;It was just about pounding the rock, keep pounding the rock and our moment would come,&#8221; Kane said afterward. &#8220;We spoke about people having hero moments. It can be anyone in the team&#8230; Whoever it is, we have hero moments, and for me it was the day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>With every tournament, Kane&#8217;s r\u00e9sum\u00e9 grows harder to dispute. His performance on Wednesday was another piece of evidence that he has built one of the greatest international careers the country has ever seen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Here are the numbers that highlight Kane&#8217;s growing legacy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><strong>15: <\/strong>Kane made his 15th World Cup start on Wednesday, the most by any England men&#8217;s outfield player.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><strong>5:<\/strong> Kane has scored five goals in seven career World Cup knockout matches, one shy of Gary Lineker&#8217;s England record of six.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><strong>1:<\/strong> Before Wednesday, England had won only one previous World Cup match after conceding first.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><strong>2:<\/strong> Kane became the first England player since Gary Lineker against Cameroon in 1990 to score twice in a World Cup knockout match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><strong>86: <\/strong>Kane&#8217;s game-winning goal, which came in the 86th minute, was England&#8217;s latest regulation-time winning goal in a World Cup knockout match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><strong>5:<\/strong> Kane&#8217;s five goals at the 2026 World Cup trail only France&#8217;s Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 and Argentina&#8217;s Lionel Messi (six each).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><strong>75:<\/strong> Kane became the first England player to score twice after the 75th minute of regulation in a World Cup match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><strong>90:<\/strong> Kane made his 90th start for England as captain on Wednesday, tying Bobby Moore and Billy Wright for most starts as captain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>84:<\/strong> Following his two-goal performance on Wednesday, Kane now has 84 goals for the national team in total.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POPULAR SEARCHES BROWSE BY Harry Kane added another unforgettable chapter to his English soccer career on Wednesday. Trailing DR Congo 1-0 at halftime in the World Cup round of 32, England called on its captain. Kane answered with two memorable second-half goals to help the Three Lions rally for a 2-1 victory and a date [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":5932,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}