Harry Kane spot on to seal England win over Croatia on his record-breaking night
The Guardian Football1 min read1 reads
The captain’s penalty on the night he earned his 126th cap gave England a 2-1 Nations League victory against Croatia and progress to the Nations League quarter-finals
Harry Kane makes no mistake from the penalty spot to score the winner and cap his special night. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The GuardianHarry Kane makes no mistake from the penalty spot to score the winner and cap his special night. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The GuardianHarry Kane spot on to seal England win over Croatia on his record-breaking night
It was an historic occasion for Harry Kane, the one when he made his 126th England appearance and overtook Peter Shilton as the nation’s most capped men’s player. And for much of the night, it felt as though the desire to celebrate him, certainly beforehand, was the main thing. The actual football in this Nations League group game felt like a sideshow.