England captain Harry Kane added more records to his name after scoring twice in England’s 2-1 win over DR Congo in the FIFA World Cup Round of 32.Kane’s two goals helped England come from behind to book a place in the Round of 16, where they will face Mexico at the Azteca Stadium on Monday.With his latest brace, Kane became only the second player to score 20 or more goals across the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship. According to Opta, Kane now has 20 goals across the two tournaments — 13 in the World Cup and seven in the Euros. Only Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more, with 24 goals (10 in the World Cup and 14 in the European Championship).Kane also strengthened his record in knockout matches. According to Opta, he now has 10 goals in knockout games across the World Cup and the Euros since Euro 2020. France’s Kylian Mbappe is next with seven, while Dani Olmo, Kasper Dolberg and Goncalo Ramos have three each.England found themselves behind early after Brian Cipenka gave DR Congo the lead in the seventh minute. Congo controlled large parts of the game before Kane turned the match around with goals in the 75th and 86th minutes to seal England’s place in the next round.The brace also moved Kane ahead of Brazil great Pele on the FIFA World Cup scoring list. Kane now has 13 World Cup goals, one more than Pele’s tally of 12.He also went past Geoff Hurst for the second-most knockout goals scored by an England player at the FIFA World Cup. Kane now has five knockout goals, while Hurst finished with four. Only Gary Lineker has more with six.Kane has also moved beyond Lineker’s overall World Cup tally. He now has 13 World Cup goals compared to Lineker’s 10.England will next take on Mexico in the Round of 16 at the Azteca Stadium on July 6, with the match scheduled to begin at 5:30 AM IST.
