Kane: 'There's another level to reach'

England captain Harry Kane re-iterated his belief that the Three Lions can still reach another level at the FIFA World Cup 2026.

The Three Lions sealed their place in the semi-final on Saturday evening when they beat Norway by 2-1 after extra time, thanks to a brace from Jude Bellingham.

And Kane admits that the team found it hard in the heat and humidity of Miami before finding a way to win the games.

“[It was a] Tough game, hot, really brutal, almost more so than Mexico with the heat and humidity but again, we found a way” he revealed.

“It wasn’t our prettiest performance, we know that. I said before in the press conference that there’s another level we can reach. I still feel like we didn’t reach it as a team.

“But we have match-winners - Jude [Bellingham] was the game-changer again today but the boys at the back, Pickers [Jordan Pickford], everyone put in an amazing shift, this man next to me [Elliot Anderson] as well.

“Everyone involved put the hard work in. The most important element of this team is togetherness and we showed that again today.”

England will now turn their focus to the semi-final in Atlanta on Wednesday evening (8pm BST), when they will face Argentina or Switzerland.

And while head coach Thomas Tuchel wasn’t happy about the team’s match performance, Kane believes the team can take this as motivation to improve.

“He just said there in the changing room, massive congratulations, we should enjoy it and celebrate, but he knows we can do better,” he added.

“In a way, that’s a good thing. If we are in the semi-finals of a World Cup and knowing we can still improve and find another level, we have to take that as a positive.

“We can be better with the ball in possession. We have a couple of big games ahead.”

With that in mind, the Bayern Munich man, who went level with Wayne Rooney in second place of England’s all-time appearances lists with his 120th cap, says the importance of the whole squad now comes into play.

“We spoke six weeks ago when we met up about needing everyone,” he explained.

“Sometimes, throughout a tournament, it doesn’t always feel like that, guys who don’t always get starting places can be disappointed.

“Of course they have that right, but whenever people come onto the pitch they give their all for the shirt and the badge.

“You saw that again today, the guys who came on made a massive difference. Djed [Spence] in particular was outstanding, the energy he brought, the one-v-one duels, it really helped change the game for us and that is what we need.

“It’s a quick turnaround, we play again on Wednesday and the games are going to be even more difficult. We are going to need everyone this week as much as possible.”