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Live sport on SN this weekendHarry Kane marks milestone night with winning goal
AAP • November 13th, 2026 11:37 am
Skipper Harry Kane capped a milestone night for England with the winning goal against Croatia | Photo: EPA
England captain Harry Kane marked his record-breaking 126th cap with a 92nd international goal as the skipper's spot-kick sealed a 2-1 win over Croatia and set up a Nations League shootout in Spain.
The irrepressible 33-year-old enjoyed a night to remember at a sold-out Wembley, where the Bayern Munich sharpshooter's Ballon d'Or triumph was celebrated along with his landmark appearance.
Kane became the most capped Englishman in history, having last month equalled the record held by Peter Shilton, who was on hand to make a pre-match presentation to the star along with the Prince of Wales.
The striker looked like he would be denied a customary goal on this special night as Croatia defended diligently before capitalising on a second-half error to cancel out Morgan Rogers' opener.
Petar Sucic pounced on a poor Jarell Quansah header, but the England defender quickly won a penalty that Kane slammed home as the nation's all-time scorer netted in a fifth successive game.
Thomas Tuchel's men had already effectively secured qualification for March's Nations League quarter-finals before this match, but Thursday's victory rubberstamped it and kept hopes alive of winning Group A3 heading into Sunday's trip to leaders Spain.
World champions Spain won 2-0 in the Czech Republic to stay top of Group 3 in League A.
Alex Baena converted a 39th-minute penalty before Marc Pubill sealed the points with a goal deep in time added on.
In Milan, Italy produced a dominant performance to upset France 3-1.
Pio Esposito scored twice in Italy's shock 3-1 win over powerhouse France | Photo: AP
The win took Italy to joint top of Group One with Pio Esposito striking a brace to stun Zinedine Zidane's team despite Michael Olise's 10th-minute opener in Milan.
After Olise broke the deadlock at San Siro, Inter forward Esposito levelled before Davide Frattesi made it 2-1 and later forced Desire Doue to lose a tooth after a collision.
Esposito wrapped up a fine win for Italy and head coach Roberto Mancini with 15 minutes left to move them level on 10 points with France at the top of the group.
Belgium are third after Kevin De Bruyne scored in a 2-1 triumph against Turkey.
During a goal-frenzied first half at Gursel Aksel Stadium, Arda Guler put Turkey ahead before De Bruyne levelled seven minutes later in the 27th minute.
Charles De Ketelaere's effort three minutes later earned Belgium all three points.
In other results, Albania beat 10-man Finland 2-0, San Marino lost 2-0 at home to Belarus and 10-man Montenegro beat Latvia 2-1.
