Kane Equals Lineker's 10 World Cup Goals in England Win
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- Harry Kane scored twice in England's 4-2 Group L win over Croatia in Dallas, equalling Gary Lineker's record of 10 World Cup goals at his third tournament.
- Gary Lineker called Kane "the greatest English striker we've ever had," joking on The Rest is Football podcast that it took Kane "a World Cup more" to reach double figures.
- Kane now has 81 goals in 115 international appearances and leads England's all-time scoring list, with his two goals coming via a retaken penalty and a powerful header three minutes before the break.
- Alan Shearer, who scored 30 goals for England including two at the 1998 World Cup, said breaking Lineker's record is "only a matter of time" after Kane saw Messi, Mbappe and Haaland all open their accounts in this tournament.
- Harry Maguire, omitted from Thomas Tuchel's squad, praised Kane as "one of the best players in the world" and "a massive leader" on and off the pitch.
- England face Ghana on 23 June at 21:00 BST in their second group game.
Why it matters: With 81 goals in 115 caps at age 32, Kane sits one shy of Lineker's 10-goal World Cup mark — and both Lineker and Shearer publicly endorsed him as England's greatest striker in the same week. Shearer's "only a matter of time" framing, combined with Kane's age and a favourable group-stage path, means the outright record is plausibly within reach at this tournament, a milestone that would finally separate Kane from the Lineker-Shearer tier in the all-time debate.
