Harry Kane doesn’t count on the 2026 World Cup to be his closing main event with England.
Kane scored his 69th senior aim for the Three Lions as they crushed the Republic of Eire 5-0 on Sunday to seal computerized promotion again to the highest tier of the Nations League.
Nonetheless, interim coach Lee Carsley benched Kane for England’s earlier recreation, a 3-0 victory in Greece on Thursday, and the striker was roundly criticised for his performances at Euro 2024 regardless of incomes a share of the Golden Boot with three targets as his crew reached the ultimate.
Now 31 years outdated, Kane doesn’t count on the World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada to be his closing shot at worldwide glory and is holding out hope of that includes on dwelling soil at Euro 2028.
Requested if the 2026 event might symbolize his worldwide swansong, Kane advised PA: “I don’t assume so.
“I believe there’s a notion if you get to your 30s that you simply’re coming to an finish, however for me, I’m performing on the highest stage I’ve ever carried out and really feel nearly as good as I’ve ever felt, so it’s about taking within the second.
“I don’t wish to look too far forward and in my profession, I by no means have. The World Cup goes to be thrilling.
“In America it will likely be an unbelievable event and finally it’s about making an attempt to win that, taking a look at the place you’re, the place to enhance and it will likely be no totally different in a few years.”
Kane has scored 61 targets in all competitions since becoming a member of Bayern Munich final August, not less than eight greater than every other participant from Europe’s prime 5 leagues (Erling Haaland has 53).
Kane scored 44 of these targets underneath former Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel, who will take cost of England on January 1.
Solely Haaland underneath Pep Guardiola at Manchester Metropolis (53) has extra underneath a single supervisor in that span throughout Europe’s huge 5 leagues.
Kane was talking on the unveiling of a statue in his honour on the Peter Might Sports activities Centre in east London, the place he represented his first crew as a five-year-old.
“It’s fairly particular to be sincere,” Kane advised BBC Newsround. “I performed on these pitches as a five-year-old with desires of enjoying for England, and I’ve been fortunate sufficient to attain that.
“Hopefully the girls and boys will stroll previous and be impressed by the story of my journey, my life and laborious work.”