Harry Kane brace sends England to World Cup
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England reaches 2026 World Cup by routing Latvia. Ronaldo and Portugal miss chance to clinch a spot
England has become the first country from Europe to qualify for the 2026 World Cup but Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal will have to wait after conceding a stoppage-time equalizer against Hungary.
Kane is England's top goal scorer with 76 goals in 110 appearances, which ranks him fifth for the most Three Lions appearances in history, and could overtake their current all-time appearance record holder, Peter Shilton, who has 125 senior international caps to his name.
England skipper and Bayern Munich talisman Harry Kane added another two goalscoring records to his CV in the Three Lions' pivotal 5-0 win over Latvia in World Cup 2026 Qualifying.
Rating the England players from their 5-0 thrashing of Latvia as Thomas Tuchel's side qualified automatically for the 2026 World Cup
On the night England convincingly qualified for the World Cup, becoming the first European nation to do so and with a perfect record of six wins from six matches without conceding a goal, the fans chanted Thomas Tuchel’s name.