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Harry Kane has rubbished the idea that the 2026 World Cup will be his last major tournament with England.
The country’s all-time top goalscorer, 31, has come in for criticism for his display for the Three Lions this year, particularly during England‘s run to the final of Euro 2024 in the summer.
Kane has faced pressure from the likes of Ollie Watkins and Dominic Solanke, who both enjoyed impressive campaigns last term, while interim boss Lee Carsley decided to drop him for the trip to Greece last week.
Nevertheless, Kane maintains that he has many international days ahead and dismissed the idea that the upcoming World Cup will be his final chance to win something with the national team.
‘I don’t think [it will be my last chance],’ he told Sky Sports. ‘There’s sometimes a perception when you get into your thirties that you’re coming to an end.
‘But for me personally I’m performing at the highest level I’ve ever performed and feel as good as I’ve ever felt so it’s about taking in the moment.
‘I don’t like to look too far ahead, in my career I never have. The World Cup is going to be exciting, in America it’s going to be an incredible occasion and ultimately it’s about to win that.
‘As always you look at where you and what you need to improve and that will no different in a couple years.’
Kane remains one of the first names of the team sheet because his goalscoring exploits remain among the best on the continent. The Bayern Munich star took home the European Golden Shoe last season for his incredible debut campaign in Bavaria.
And he has begun this term in similar fashion, with 17 goals and nine assists in 16 games in all competitions.
He will be delighted to see his former Bayern manager Thomas Tuchel in the England dugout during the next international break in March.
Ahead of his return to Germany, Kane attended the unveiling of his statue which has been languishing in storage for nearly five years. The England skipper posed for photos with the sculpture at The Peter May Centre, in Walthamstow, east London.
The statue of the former Tottenham star is said to have been completed in 2020 at a cost of £7,200, one year after if it was commissioned by Waltham Forest Council.
But the sculpture of the Walthamstow-born star, who is seen sitting on a green bench and holding a football on his thigh, has been mocked by fans who described it as ‘the stuff of nightmares’.
