Striker believes squad is trending in right direction as he targets World Cup and Ballon d’Or in 2026
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or Harry Kane, it is a numbers game and they keep on coming. The England captain has 23 goals in 17 appearances for Bayern Munich this season, while for his country it is three in four. If he scores against Albania here on Sunday, he would equal Pelé’s record in international football. Kane has 76 goals from 111 caps. The Brazil legend finished with 77 from 92. One more detail: Kane has failed to score in only six matches for club and country this season.
It is a time of excitement and possibility. Bayern are laying waste everyone, winning 16 of their 17 games, the only blot coming last Saturday when they drew at Union Berlin; Kane saved them from defeat with a late equaliser. They are fancied to win the Champions League plus everything in Germany.
Most important for Kane, most tantalising, there is the World Cup next summer when England will be among the favourites. Their record in qualification has seen to that – seven wins out of seven, with seven clean sheets. The Albania game is the final one. England guaranteed their place at the finals after match number six.
