England has made it to the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2026. It defeated co-host Mexico 3–2 in a thrilling round of 16 match. Captain Harry Kane scored an important goal from a penalty and expressed happiness on social media after the match.
Mexico City [मेक्सिको]July 6 (ANI): England captain Harry Kane shared a post on social media after the Three Lions defeated co-hosts Mexico 3-2 in a thrilling FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 16 encounter to book a place in the quarter-finals.
Kane posted an The England captain wrote on the X, “Wow. Just wow.” Wow. Just wow. Earlier, the Three Lions’ X handle wrote “Iconic” after Kane and Jude Bellingham showed their class in their team’s 3-2 win over the co-hosts. Iconic. pic.twitter.com/Kx5Reqy8Ig — England (@England) July 6, 2026
Great performance by Kane and Bellingham
Kane played a key role in England’s thrilling 3–2 victory over co-hosts Mexico, converting a second-half penalty. This penalty was given after Anthony Gordon was fouled inside the box. The goal was Kane’s sixth goal of the tournament and helped England qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals.
Bellingham became the youngest player to appear in 10 FIFA World Cup matches, surpassing the previous record held by Argentina’s Mario Kempes, who was 23 years and 334 days old against Poland in 1978. Bellingham was also named player of the match.
England made it to the quarter-finals for the 11th time
According to The Athletic, England have reached the World Cup quarter-finals for the 11th time, with only Brazil (15) and Germany (14) having reached the last eight more times in the tournament’s history.
Ken made many records
Captain Harry Kane has once again been at the center of England’s campaign. His six goals is only the third instance of an England player scoring six goals in a major international tournament. He equaled his feat at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and followed Gary Lineker’s 1986 six-goal campaign.
According to The Athletic, Kane also becomes the only record-holder to score the most World Cup penalty goals in regulation time (six), two more than any other player.
Bukayo Saka also reached a notable milestone, becoming only the third England player since 1966 to register three assists in a single FIFA World Cup. Before him, David Beckham (2002) and Harry Kane (2022) had done this.
Kane continued his excellent form against Mexico, registering a goal and an assist, taking his goal involvements to 81 in 63 matches in all competitions for club and country during the 2025–26 season (73 goals and eight assists).
According to OptaJoe’s (ANI)
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