England were dead to rights against DR Congo in the World Cup Round of 32, as the opposition goalkeeper was making ridiculous save after save with the Three Lions down 1-0, leaving fans to wonder if another epic collapse at the tournament would doom their run to end early.
But then Harry Kane took over. Tottenham Hotspur fans, for years, had been declaring the striker as the best of his generation and one of the greatest players in the history of the England national team, and they were met with derision by rival fan bases in the Premier League who proclaimed Kane overrated.
Kane now has more career World Cup goals than Pele with 13, providing both finishes with his head and that trust right foot of his, clutchly guiding England to a come from behind 2-1 victory over DR Congo, one of the 2026 World Cup's most dangerous underdogs.
Tottenham fans always believed in Harry Kane
The first goal was an easy one with the head, but the second was a trademark, pinpoint Kane finish, as he blasted the ball into the roof of the net from the edge of the box, finding that small bit of space for himself to deliver a world class finish - the trait that makes him the unquestioned best pure No. 9 in world football.
Harry Kane has as strong of a Ballon d'Or resume as any player in 2025/26, and with this game saving brace against DR Congo in the World Cup, the England international just stated that he has has the strongest case of anyone right now.
This season, the story of Kane's game has been his all around play in combination with the goals, but against DR Congo, England needed their main man at the 9 to be the goal scorer and play with a ruthlessness in front of goal. This performance was more about Kane being the star than the team being the star, and he was the one to find the finishes to beat a heroic goalkeeper at his very best.
Kane's performance in the Round of 32 was a beautiful way for the living legend striker to prove his Tottenham Hotspur followers unequivocally right. He was generational in this 2-1 win, and even the announcers Darren Fletcher and Owen Hargreaves were saying that Kane is, without a shadow of a doubt, the greatest player in both the storied and tortured history of the Three Lions.
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