Harry Kane confirmed his outstanding form at the end of the international break. The Bayern Munich striker led England to a 3-0 victory over the Czech Republic with a two-goal performance, reaching several personal milestones in the process.
For Kane, it was already his 125th international appearance in a Three Lions jersey. With this, the 33-year-old tied legendary goalkeeper Peter Shilton on the English all-time list, as Shilton also made 125 appearances between 1970 and 1990.
And Kane wouldn’t be Kane if he hadn’t celebrated his milestone with goals. The Bayern star scored the goals that made it 2-0 and 3-0 at Wembley Stadium, further boosting his already impressive tally for England.
Kane scores twice and now has 91 goals for England
Kane had already played a role in setting up the opening goal. Following his cross, Vladimir Coufal unluckily deflected the ball into his own net in the 27th minute.
Shortly before halftime, Kane struck himself. In the 40th minute, the center forward made it 2-0. The Bayern Munich pro kept up the pressure after the break as well, heading in his second goal of the evening in the 57th minute to seal the 3-0 victory.
Kane has now scored an incredible 91 goals for the English national team. He has led the team’s all-time scoring list since 2023.
His current Nations League stats are also impressive. After four matchdays, Kane has six goals and one assist. This puts him at the top of the competition’s scoring chart ahead of his Bayern teammate Michael Olise, who has scored four goals and set up two more so far.
Spain’s Lamine Yamal follows in third place with four goals and one assist. This means that two Bayern players are at the top of the Nations League scoring leaderboard.
Kane has scored in all four Nations League matches
Kane’s consistency is particularly remarkable. The 33-year-old has scored in each of the four Nations League matches played so far.
He scored a goal in the season opener, a 2-3 loss to Spain. Kane found the net again in the subsequent 2-0 win in the Czech Republic. He followed that up with two goals and an assist in the spectacular 7-0 victory over Croatia. Now, the Bayern star has added another brace against the Czech Republic.
For Thomas Tuchel, the 3-0 victory marked his third straight win. The England national team coach had once again heaped praise on his captain just before the match, explaining that he was slowly running out of words in light of his striker’s consistently strong performances.
Kane then delivered the perfect response on the field.
FC Bayern must also have watched the performance with delight. Kane returns to Munich after an outstanding run of international matches—and remains in top form ahead of the Bundesliga clash against FC Augsburg.