Kane scores the winning goal in England's most appearances... “The next goal is to score the 100th goal.”

Harry Kane scored the winning goal in a match that set a new record for the most appearances in England's national soccer team history.

England won 2-1 against Croatia in the 2026-2027 UEFA Nations League League A Group 5 home match held at Wembley Stadium in London, England on the 12th (local time).

It was Kane’s 126th international match. Kane surpassed Peter Shilton (125 games) to become the sole player with the most appearances for the England national team.

Kane celebrated setting a new record in front of 80,000 spectators by scoring the winning goal from a penalty kick in the 19th minute of the second half of the game when the score was 1-1.

It is also Kane's 92nd international goal, who holds the record for the most goals scored by the England national team. He scored 39 more goals than 2nd place Wayne Rooney.

England took the lead with Morgan Rogers' first goal in the 24th minute of the first half, but gave up an equalizer to Petar Suchic in the 14th minute of the second half. England defender Jarrell Kwansa's header error during a Croatia corner kick resulted in a goal being conceded.

Soon after, Kwan Sa induced a foul in the penalty area. The referee declared a penalty kick after reviewing the video (VAR), and Kane took the kicker and hit the net.

England maintained second place in its group and confirmed its advancement to the quarterfinals to be held in March next year.

Group leader Spain also confirmed its advancement to the quarterfinals by defeating the Czech Republic 2-0 that day. England will compete for first place in the group when they travel to Spain on the 15th.

A commemorative event was held for Kane before the game.

Shilton, who held the record for England's most appearances for 37 years, surpassing Bobby Moore (108 games) in 1989, presented a souvenir to Kane, and Prince William handed him a uniform with '126' engraved in place of his number.

Croatia captain Luka Modric, who had a meal with Kane at Tottenham Hotspur, presented a replica of the soccer ball first brought to Croatia by British entrepreneurs in 1880.

Kane, who won the Ballon d'Or last month,'s next goal is to score his 100th international goal.

“I was talking with my teammates about scoring my 100th international goal. It’s another huge milestone that I should try to reach quickly,” Kane said.

There are only three male players who have scored more than 100 goals in international matches: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Lionel Messi (Argentina), and Ali Daei (Iran).

On the same day, in Group 1 of League A, Italy defeated France 3-1 at the San Siro in Milan, led by multiple goals from Francesco Pio Esposito. This is the first time since 1962 that Italy has beaten France at home.

Italy rose to the top of the group ahead of France. France could have advanced to the quarterfinals if they had not lost this game.

France had a good start. In the 10th minute of the first half, Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made a mistake while handling the ball, and French striker Michael Olise, who did not miss the mistake, intercepted the ball and hit the net.

However, Italy tied the game in the 26th minute of the first half. Esposito pushed in a cutback from Nicolo Cambiagi at the near post after cutting to the left. Esposito, 21, scored his 8th goal in his 14th international match.

France's two decisive shots hit the goalpost, and Italy was disappointed when a penalty kick by Francesco Esposito's brother Sebastiano went wide of the goal.

Davide Pratesi scored Italy's winning goal in the 18th minute of the second half, and in the 30th minute of the second half, his younger brother Francesco scored a penalty kick taken by Antonio Vergara to seal the victory.