Kane holds the record for penalty goals at the World Championships.
England striker Harry Kane scored two goals against the Croatian national team in the first round match of the group stage of the final tournament of the FIFA World Cup. The match took place on June 17 and ended with a score of 4:2.
In the 12th minute, the 32-year-old Englishman converted a penalty on his second attempt. In the 42nd minute of the match, the striker scored for the second time.
Thus, Kane scored all the goals scored from the penalty spot (excluding post-match series) in the history of the world championships. Currently, the striker has scored five accurate shots from the 11-meter mark.
According to this indicator, the English footballer surpassed the achievements of Argentines Gabriel Batistuta and Lionel Messi, Portuguese Eusebio and representative of the Netherlands Rob Rensenbrink. Each of them scored four goals from the penalty spot in the final stages of the World Cups.
On June 17, the England national team defeated the Croatian team in the first round match of the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The match was held in Arlington and ended with a score of 4:2.
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