In the 8th round of Group K of the European Group Stage of the World Cup preliminaries, England played Latvia away, and Kane scored twice in the first half.

According to Squawka statistics, Kane has scored 18 goals for the Three Lions while playing for non-British clubs, surpassing Lineker's record of 17 goals.

While playing for Barcelona from 1986-89, Lineker scored 17 goals for England.