Harry Kane explains why his England team is ready to win the World Cup
Harry Kane feels he is playing the best football of his career as he prepares to lead England at the World Cup
England captain Harry Kane has declared the national squad to be "as good as we’ve ever had," expressing confidence that his side is poised to end 60 years of World Cup disappointment this summer. The 32-year-old striker is set to lead his country to North America, aiming to become the first Englishman to lift the coveted trophy since Bobby Moore in 1966. Following consecutive European Championship finals under Sir Gareth Southgate and a comfortable World Cup qualification campaign overseen by Thomas Tuchel , the team enters the tournament among the favourites.
With Kane himself asserting he is "playing the best football of my career”, and standout talents like Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, and Declan Rice shining, the skipper believes England possesses the depth and quality to challenge for the title. Speaking to the Press Association, while also launching an England Challenge where fans can win a golden boot cast from his own boots, Kane elaborated on his conviction. "I think our squad is as good as we’ve ever had.
I think when you look at the starting XI, you look at the players coming off the bench, we’re going into the tournament as one of the favourites,” he said. Harry Kane is confident England can win the World Cup (PA Wire) “We’ve been building together as a team over the past few camps under Thomas. I think we’ve set the standard, and now we look forward to continuing this into the World Cup next month.
" He underscored the profound impact of a potential victory, adding: "We know how much a World Cup win would mean, not just to us, but to the fans and the country itself. That’s what drives us on the pitch, and hopefully we can bring it home for the fans. " Kane arrives at his third World Cup on the back of an exceptional season for Bayern Munich, where he has netted 58 goals in 50 appearances across all competitions.