England striker’s mindset is shaped by his previous tournament experiences and he has eyes only for the next opportunity

Harry Kane admits that he can dwell on the misses only not for long. The problem for him after the big one against the USA in England’s second group game at the World Cup was that it happened in the third minute of added time. “So you come off the pitch straight away and you know you won’t get another opportunity,” the captain says.

When Kane crashed a free header off target from Luke Shaw’s free-kick, it meant the game finished 0-0. “When you go away and dissect it, for sure I’m my own biggest critic and I know when I can do better,” he says.

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