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By Megan Armstrong
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It did not look good for England at halftime of their Group L finale against Panama at MetLife Stadium on Saturday, June 27.
England and Panama were locked in a scoreless draw, and Croatia led Ghana. If those results held, Croatia would top Group L and demote England to runners-up, having major implications on the 2026 FIFA men's World Cup knockout stage bracket.
Then, the Three Lions woke up — or Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane did, anyway.
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Bellingham was first to put away a corner kick from Bukayo Saka to put England up 1-0 in the 62nd minute, and Kane headed in a corner kick from Bellingham in the 67th minute.
England went on to win 2-0 and top Group L, but it meant something more to Kane.
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Kane's 67th-minute goal was his 11th all-time goal scored at the World Cup, surpassing Gary Lineker's 10 and becoming the Three Lions' all-time leading World Cup goalscorer.
Kane now has three goals at this World Cup, continuing his masterful season for Bayern Munich this year. His 61 total goals broke Robert Lewandowski's record for more goals in a single season across all competitions by a German Bundesliga player, per CBS Sports Golazo, and finished as the leading Bundesliga scorer this season with 36 goals.
But back to the World Cup: England will need to be in much better form than they showed in the group stage win their first World Cup since 1966. Kane's boot can only take them so far.
England will face the third-place finisher from Group E, H, I, J, or K in the Round of 32 on Wednesday, July 1. As of this writing, the Three Lions' most likely opponent is Senegal, per The Independent.
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