Harry Kane has notched up one other milestone in his worldwide profession by opening the scoring for England in opposition to Denmark at Euro 2024.
The Bayern Munich centre-forward gave England the lead early on of their second Group C conflict, getting on the tip of a deflected ball again throughout the field from Kyle Walker after he exploited some half-asleep defending from Denmark.
In doing so, Kane has equalled a 20-year-old document for his nation to convey up one other particular person accolade after turning into England’s all-time main goalscorer final 12 months, eclipsing Wayne Rooney’s 53 strikes.
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Harry Kane has matched Michael Owen match document for England with Euro 2024 objective
Kane is now the one England participant moreover Michael Owen to have scored at 4 consecutive main tournaments.
The previous Liverpool striker netted in his match debut as a teen on the 1998 World Cup, scoring in opposition to Romania and Argentina and adopted that up with targets in opposition to Romania once more at Euro 2000; in opposition to Denmark at Brazil on the 2002 World Cup; and in opposition to Portugal at Euro 2004. To that time, no different England participant had achieved the feat.
Kane has now equalled that, nevertheless. Having been goalless at Euro 2016, the previous Tottenham Hotspur man scored six targets at 2018 World Cup, 4 at Euro 2020 – together with the semi-final winner in opposition to Denmark– and one other two on the 2022 World Cup. After going with out a objective in opposition to Serbia in England’s first Euro 2024 recreation, Kane’s struck within the 18th minute of their second, in opposition to Denmark, on Tuesday teatime.Â
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Michael Owen received his first England match targets on the 1998 World Cup (Picture credit score: Christian Liewig/TempSport/Corbis through Getty Photographs)
These two sides met within the semi-finals at Euro 2020, with shock bundle Denmark taking the lead by Mikkel Damsgaard earlier than conceding a Simon Kjaer personal objective 9 minutes later.
Kane scored a match-winning penalty for England within the first interval of additional time earlier than the Three Lions suffered a penalty shootout loss to Italy in a Wembley last.
England will tackle Slovenia of their last group stage recreation on Tuesday night, with kick-off set for 8pm UK time.
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