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Harry Kane's Historic Performance in the World Cup

Monday, July 6, 2026
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Harry Kane's Historic Performance in the World Cup

Harry Kane, England captain he did something historic on Monday. He became the first player ever since '66 to score a penalty and then concede one in a World Cup game. All in one match. He scored the winner for England from the spot, but he also fouled Brian Gutiérrez, leading to another penalty being awarded against them.

It was a wild ride. They had Jarell Quansah off, a red card pulled after some messy lunge on Jesus Gallardo. The altitude, the crowd it all piled on. But somehow they kept going. They chased that trophy in sixty years.

England relied so much on Jude Bellingham and Kane through the tournament. That duo powered them into this quarter-final clash against Erling Haaland and Norway. It felt like a runaway train heading straight for chaos.

Tuchel made three changes, needed something heroic from Kane just to stop an embarrassing early exit against DR Congo. A real test of character there.

Kane’s cross found Bellingham. Fourth goal for the tournament. But even when things looked like England had it handled, that advantage vanished before the break. Just gone.

Then came the shift. Six minutes later, disaster struck again. Gordon was wiped out by Raul Rangel of Mexico. And Kane stepped up. He hit the penalty.

He restored the two-goal cushion from the spot. His tournament tally shot to six goals. Season haul for him? Seventy-three goals total across club and country. But the drama didn’t end there. Raúl Jiménez converted a penalty later, pushing it to three-two. England survived that frantic finale, throwing everything they had left just to hold on. It was pure noise.

Written by Gree News Team — Senior Editorial Board

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