Gary Lineker and Harry Maguire got into a debate about Harry Kane ahead of England's World Cup match against Ghana09:14, 23 Jun 2026Updated 09:25, 23 Jun 2026Gary Lineker has made it clear he disagrees with Harry Maguire’s view on Harry Kane’s determination to follow the likes of Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe to score more goals at the World Cup. Kane already has two goals to his name after the Three Lions claimed a 4-2 victory over Croatia in their opening fixture of the tournament.‌The World Cup has already seen some of world football’s biggest stars find the back of the net on a regular basis this summer.‌Messi has five goals to his name for Argentina, while Mbappe has scored four times for France so far at the tournament, with Erling Haaland also matching that number for Norway.‌Kane will be hoping to add to his tally when England face Ghana on Tuesday night in their next Group L fixture, and the topic came up during the latest episode of the Rest is Football on Netflix.Lineker was joined by Maguire, who was not called up to the England squad for this summer’s World Cup, on the show on Tuesday, with former Chelsea star Joe Cole also on the latest episode.Lineker pondered the question to Maguire: “Messi, Haaland, Mbappe [goals] - Harry [Kane] will be watching that, won't he?”‌The Manchester United defender then responded, explaining why he believes Kane will not be focused on following the aforementioned trio to get on the score sheet once again.JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! Latest news, analysis and much more on Mirror Football's Facebook page“He [Kane] will be watching it,” Maguire said. “But he's not the type of player - he's so humble - I don't think he's [thinking] 'he's scored, I've got to score'.‌“I don't think he's one of those who focuses on other people. He's such a team player.”Cole then joined in and joked that he believed Lineker had a different opinion. He said: “Gary's [Lineker] eyes are saying different, strikers' union!”Lineker then made it clear he disagrees with Maguire’s view. The former striker said: “Hmm. I think that's b*****ks," before laughing.‌Get the latest World Cup news straight to your inbox by signing up to our Make Football Great Again newsletter now!Maguire then went on to defend his opinion, explaining why he thinks Kane has a different mindset about goalscoring compared to the likes of Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.‌The United defender said: “No, he's [Kane] a team player, he would put the team first. He loves scoring goals, you don't score that many goals without loving scoring goals.“But I don't think he's too fussed around other players whereas, you know, Ronaldo, Messi: they've always been competing and things like that.”Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.Article continues below