{"id":22734,"date":"2026-06-18T19:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=22734"},"modified":"2026-06-18T19:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:37:14","slug":"harry-kane-breaks-england-world-cup-record-against-croatia-in-2026-fifa-world-cup-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=22734","title":{"rendered":"Harry Kane Breaks England World Cup Record Against Croatia in 2026 FIFA World Cup Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While England soundly beat Croatia during their opening match in the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Dallas on June 17, Harry Kane had even more reason to celebrate, since his two goals on the night meant that no other England player has ever scored more World Cup goals than him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">London born Kane, 32, who plays for Bayern Munich, represented England with the first goal in their opening game, scoring a penalty after 12-minutes. And, while Croatia evened up in the 31<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> minute, Kane followed up with double at the 42-minute-mark, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sports\/soccer\/england-beat-croatia-4-2-kane-scores-twice-2026-06-17\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">making a header than put the ball into the bottom corner of the goal.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Croatia responded with another goal before the half time whistle could blow, but further points from England\u2019s Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford sealed the deal in the second half, giving England their first 2026 World Cup win with a score of 4-2 in Arlington, Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Harry Kane had a special reason to celebrate England\u2019s win against Croatia<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kane\u2019s two goals against Croatia in Group L puts him level with Gary Linekar, netting a total of ten goals in their respective World Cup careers. While Gary Linekar is retired, Kane has every chance of crushing this total going forward in the 2026 tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a recent Q&amp;A shared via his official Instagram account, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZlWC_6xJvq\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kane explained a quirky pre-match ritual<\/a>. \u201cI put my left boot on first, left sock on first, left shin pad on first,\u201d he shared, noting that he likes to get dressed to the left before every game. \u201cI\u2019ve just been doing that ever since I was younger,\u201d he explained.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0And, in terms of the type of celebratory meal that Kane might eat following such a successful start to England\u2019s campaign, the player says he likes to keep things simple. \u201cMaybe burger and chips, cheeseburger and chips,\u201d said Kane, sharing his go-to cheat meals. \u201cOr a pizza.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Never change, Harry!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harry Kane will have a chance further his World Cup scoring record during England\u2019s next game against Ghana on Tuesday, June 23 in Boston.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>To follow the scintillating striker on Instagram, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/harrykane\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/athletes-celebrities\/news\/harry-kane-breaks-england-world-cup-record-against-croatia-in-2026-fifa-world-cup-opener\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While England soundly beat Croatia during their opening match in the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Dallas on June 17, Harry Kane had even more reason to celebrate, since his two goals on the night meant that no other England player has ever scored more World Cup goals than him. 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