LONDON (The Thursday Times) — Harry Kane will become England’s most-capped men’s player when he leads the side out against Croatia in the Nations League at Wembley on Thursday, overtaking the goalkeeper Peter Shilton, who has held the record since 1990.
The 33-year-old captain will win his 126th cap, one more than Shilton collected between 1970 and 1990. England coach Thomas Tuchel confirmed that Kane would start.
“Testament to all the dedication, the time people don’t see that keeps me fit and healthy,” Kane told a news conference on Wednesday. “This is one of the biggest milestones in my career.”
A year of records
Shilton will present Kane with a memento before kick-off, and the night will also mark his Ballon d’Or win last month, when he became the first English player in 25 years to take the award.
Kane is already England’s record scorer with 91 goals, well clear of Wayne Rooney’s 53. He made his debut in March 2015 and scored 79 seconds into it, against Lithuania.
“My biggest fear is finishing my career and thinking I could have done a bit more,” he said, adding that he wanted to set a mark for younger team-mates such as Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham to chase.
England have not won a major men’s trophy since the 1966 World Cup, and lost to Argentina in this year’s World Cup semi-finals in July.
