{"id":291126,"date":"2023-10-18T18:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T18:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=291126"},"modified":"2023-10-18T18:39:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T18:39:02","slug":"harry-kane-hails-his-england-team-mates-for-euro-2024-qualification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/harry-kane-hails-his-england-team-mates-for-euro-2024-qualification\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Kane hails his England team-mates for Euro 2024 qualification"},"content":{"rendered":"
Harry Kane has hailed his England team-mates for ‘keeping calm’ to secure their qualification for the 2024 Euro Championships as he became the nation’s top goalscorer at Wembley.<\/p>\n
The Three Lions needed just a point to secure qualification against the Azzurri, given that Group C rivals Italy and Ukraine still had to face each other again in qualifying.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Bayern Munich striker and Marcus Rashford were both on target as Gareth Southgate’s side put in a dominant display to come from behind against the Euro 2020 winners.<\/p>\n
Kane’s two goals also saw him\u00a0break Bobby Charlton’s 1970 record for the most goals scored at Wembley.<\/p>\n
‘It’s never as easy as it looks, we have had a really tough group this time but credit to the lads, some of the results we’ve had, performances and we topped it off here today,’ he told Channel 4.<\/p>\n
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Kane’s two goals saw him break Bobby Charlton’s record for the most goals scored at Wembley<\/p>\n
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The Bayern Munich striker hailed his team-mates for ‘staying calm’ during the crucial clash<\/p>\n
‘We went 1-0 down, we stayed calm and we stayed steady, we knew we had enough to get the win and we did it.<\/p>\n
‘It has been a tough journey and to qualify with two games to go is credit to everyone involved.<\/p>\n
‘I love it, it’s our home, we’ve made it a real fortress over the years and with a full house here, the fans are loving it, we wanted to repay them with good victories and good performances and we did that today,’ he added.<\/p>\n
On his second goal, he also said: ‘There were a few at the end chasing lost balls and helping the team get up the pitch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Kane and Marcus Rashford were on target for the Three Lions as they defeated Italy 3-1<\/p>\n
‘I showed a bit of pace, which is not normally my strength. It was nice to finish it off and it killed the game.’<\/p>\n
This was the 11th time that\u00a0Kane has scored a brace for England, with only Nat Lofthouse (12) netting two or more goals in a game on more occasions for the national side.<\/p>\n
With their place in Euro 2024 now confirmed, the Three Lions will be hoping to build on their recent performances at tournaments after reaching the semi-final at the 2018 World Cup, the final at Euro 2020 and the quarter-final at the 2022 World Cup before a narrow defeat to France.<\/p>\n
Before Tuesday’s clash, England had beaten Italy, Ukraine, Malta and North Macedonia before drawing the return fixture against Ukraine last month.<\/p>\n
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