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Harry Kane names two players who can break his England record ahead of special night

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Smith, D. (2026, November 11). Harry Kane names two players who can break his England record ahead of special night. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/harry-kane-england-caps-record-rice-bellingham-b1304501.html

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Harry Kane will surpass Peter Shilton as England's most-capped player with his 126th appearance against Croatia in the Nations League on Thursday. Kane, who already holds the record for most goals scored by an English player (91), also discusses his aspirations to reach 100 goals and aims to set a high number of caps that Jude Bellingham (60) and Declan Rice (80) would find challenging to match. Additionally, Kane reflects on his early captaincy at age 23 during a time when England lacked experienced players.
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Harry Kane will surpass Peter Shilton as the all-time most-capped player for England on Thursday when he earns his 126th appearance against Croatia in the Nations League. At 33 years old and already the all-time record scorer with 91 goals, Kane aims to reach 100 England goals after overtaking Shilton's record. Before the match at Wembley, a commemoration honoring Kane will take place. Despite his achievements, Kane says he always feels there is a "point to prove" and hopes to set a high number of appearances for key midfielders Jude Bellingham (with 60 caps) and Declan Rice (80 caps) to catch up with.

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“While both articles discuss Harry Kane breaking Peter Shilton's record for most caps in England, Article A focuses on Kane naming players who can break his own records and the upcoming match against Croatia, whereas Article B is more reflective about Kane's career and approaching the milestone of breaking Shilton's cap record.”
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Kane will overtake Peter Shilton to become the all-time most-capped player for the national team on Thursday when he earns his 126th appearance by leading England out against Croatia in the Nations League.
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England GPE · 8× Kane PERSON · 7× Croatia GPE · 1× Dec PERSON · 1× Declan Rice PERSON · 1× Jude PERSON · 1× Jude Bellingham PERSON · 1× Peter Shilton PERSON · 1× Shilton PERSON · 1× the Nations League ORG · 1×

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The England captain, who was last month crowned winner of the Ballon d’Or at the age of 33, says he will always feel he has a “point to prove”, adding that he feels no need to be a “show off” and that just because he does not have the “ego” of some of the “great players”, does not mean he “doesn’t want it as much”.
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Kane will overtake Peter Shilton to become the all-time most-capped player for the national team on Thursday when he earns his 126th appearance by leading England out against Croatia in the Nations League.

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Kane will overtake Peter Shilton to become the all-time most-capped player for the national team on Thursday when he earns his 126th appearance by leading England out against Croatia in the Nations League. asserted
he → overtake → League
Kane is also the all-time record scorer with 91 England goals, and the Ballon d’Or winner says he will set his sights on reaching 100 England goals once he has overtaken Shilton to claim the caps record for himself. uncertain
he → say → himself
The 77-year-old former goalkeeper will be involved in a commemoration for Kane before kick-off at Wembley on Thursday. asserted
goalkeeper → involve → Thursday
Kane, though, insists it is his nature to “always look forward” and is hoping he can reach a number of England appearances that is so high that key midfielders Jude Bellingham - who has 60 caps - and Declan Rice - who has 80 - in particular are never able to match him. asserted
who → insist → him
“Look at Jude or Dec, for example — they’re on 60-odd caps already,” Kane said. asserted
Kane → look → caps
“And look at how young they are. asserted
they → look → ?
I will try and give them a good number to catch. asserted
I → try → number
“The goal record is going to be one that is going to be difficult to beat for a while [after me].” asserted
that → go → me
The England captain, who was last month crowned winner of the Ballon d’Or at the age of 33, says he will always feel he has a “point to prove”, adding that he feels no need to be a “show off” and that just because he does not have the “ego” of some of the “great players”, does not mean he “doesn’t want it as much”. asserted
he → crown → it
Kane also holds the record for England appearances as captain, having overtaken Billy Wright and Bobby Moore who shared the record for decades with 90 caps as captain each. asserted
who → hold → captain
Kane has earned 75 per cent of his England appearances as the skipper. asserted
Kane → earn → skipper
“That is something I didn’t really take in,” he said. asserted
he → take → ?
“I was talking to Michael Olise at Bayern and asking how old he was. asserted
he → talk → Bayern
“He said 23 at the time and I said: ‘Jeez, I was [England] captain by then’. asserted
I → say → time
I don’t think I realised how young I was at the time. asserted
I → think → time
Read More “Because the team was going through a change and there weren’t many experienced players left, maybe it helped having a young and consistent captain over that period.” asserted
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