Harry Kane breaks caps record as England reach Nations League knockouts

England moved to second spot in Group A3 behind Spain, confirming their place in the Nations League last eight in March. Harry Kane celebrated his record-breaking 126th England cap with a goal from the penalty spot as England beat Croatia 2-1 on Thursday to book a place in the Nations League quarterfinals. Slaven Bilic’s team were determined to avoid another embarrassment after their 7-0 mauling by England in Rijeka last month and looked much more solid from the kickoff at Wembley.

But goals from Morgan Rogers and captain Kane kept England second in Group A3 behind Spain, confirming their place in the Nations League last eight in March. Thomas Tuchel’s men have a chance to avenge their 3-2 defeat against the world champions in their Nations League opener when they travel to Madrid for Sunday’s clash. “We knew we could’ve done a bit better.

We said to ourselves, ‘Let’s win every game until the next one and see what happens’.