Harry Kane Breaks Lineker's Record

Harry Kane has become England's all-time leading scorer at World Cups after finding the net in the 2-0 victory over Panama at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

Kane headed home from a Bellingham cross to make it 2-0, taking his World Cup tally to 11 goals. This achievement sees him surpass the previous record holder, Gary Lineker, who had 10 goals.

This also marked Kane's 18th goal in major international tournaments for the national team.

The England captain drew level with Lineker after scoring twice in the 4-2 win against Croatia in the opening match of the campaign, and today he claimed the top spot outright.

Lineker himself hailed Kane as "the greatest English striker we've ever had" after his two goals in the tournament's opener.

With his 82nd goal for the national team, Kane drew level with Jürgen Klinsmann and Sándor Kocsis in terms of World Cup goals (11) and will be hoping to climb even higher in the rankings with a strong performance in the tournament.

Kane won the Golden Boot in 2018 in Russia, scoring six goals as England reached the semi-finals, including a hat-trick against Panama. He then added two more goals during the tournament in Qatar but missed a penalty in the quarter-final loss to France.

Lineker scored his 10 goals across two tournaments, winning the Golden Boot with six goals in Mexico '86 before adding four more at Italia '90.

Kane's goal against Panama keeps him in contention to become the first player to win the Golden Boot twice. He is currently two goals behind Lionel Messi, who has five, while Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland, Ousmane Dembélé, and Vinicius Jr. all have four.

Kane's latest achievement follows a remarkable campaign with Bayern Munich, with the striker now boasting 70 goals for club and country this season.