Harry Kane England records reached new heights on Saturday, 3 October 2026, as the captain scored twice in England’s 7-0 Nations League demolition of Croatia at Stadion HNK Rijeka — the biggest win of Thomas Tuchel’s tenure. The brace took Kane to 89 goals in 124 caps and secured him a unique place in England history.
Harry Kane England records: the 89-goal milestone
Kane opened the scoring in the eighth minute, controlling a Jude Bellingham pass before curling home, then added a second-half poacher’s finish. The two goals took his England tally to 89 goals in 124 appearances, keeping him comfortably ahead as England’s all-time top scorer. The 7-0 win over Croatia was England’s biggest victory of the Tuchel era.
The scale of the result underlines why this night matters beyond the numbers. A 7-0 away win in the Nations League is the biggest victory of Thomas Tuchel’s England tenure, and it was set up by Kane’s eighth-minute opener. Controlling a Jude Bellingham pass, he curled the ball home to break the deadlock at Stadion HNK Rijeka. His second goal, a poacher’s finish after the break, showed the other side of his game — the penalty-box instinct that has carried him to 89 international goals.
A first: 10+ England goals in three calendar years
According to Opta, Kane has become the first player ever to score 10 or more England goals in three different calendar years: 10 in 2026, 16 in 2021 and 12 in 2019. No other England player has achieved that feat. The Opta-verified milestone puts him clear of every England player before him.
One cap away from Peter Shilton’s record
With 124 caps, Kane is now just one appearance short of Peter Shilton’s England record of 125 appearances. His next cap — potentially against Czech Republic at Wembley on Tuesday — would bring him level with the long-standing record.
The Harry Kane England records story now moves to Wembley, where England host Czech Republic on Tuesday. Kane’s 124th cap in Rijeka left him a single appearance short of Peter Shilton’s all-time England record of 125. If he features against Czech Republic, he will draw level with a landmark that has stood as the national-team benchmark — another line in a record book he is steadily rewriting.
Bellingham’s historic four-goal involvement
Jude Bellingham scored once and assisted three times — the first England midfielder with four goal involvements in a match since David Platt against San Marino in February 1993 (Opta). Bukayo Saka also scored twice, Anthony Gordon netted his fourth goal in four England games, and substitute Morgan Rogers completed the rout, per Al Jazeera.
Kane was not the only record-chaser on the night. Bellingham’s goal and three assists gave him four goal involvements — the first England midfielder to manage that in a single match since David Platt against San Marino in February 1993, according to Opta. Bukayo Saka scored twice, Anthony Gordon netted his fourth goal in four England appearances, and substitute Morgan Rogers completed the scoring. It was, as Kane told ITV, a night when England’s pace and movement proved too much: “They couldn’t live with our pace, our movement, our runs.”
Kane: “They couldn’t live with our pace”
Speaking to ITV after the win, Kane said: “We’re at our best when we’re free, when we’re physically overpowering… They couldn’t live with our pace, our movement, our runs.”
Conclusion
Two goals took Kane to 89 for England, 124 caps left him one behind Shilton, and 2026 became his third 10-goal calendar year — a first in England history. The 7-0 rout of Croatia — England’s biggest win under Tuchel — showed a team hitting its stride, with its captain leading from the front. With Czech Republic next at Wembley, the Harry Kane England records may keep falling.
