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England skipper Harry Kane says the 2026 Fifa World Cup whitethorn not beryllium his past planetary tournament.
The 31-year-old's aboriginal remains uncertain, contempt extending his all-time scoring grounds to 69 goals successful 103 appearances for his state erstwhile helium scored the opener successful the 5-0 triumph against the Republic of Ireland connected Sunday.
England interim manager Lee Carsley benched Kane for the 3-0 triumph successful Greece connected Thursday, portion helium was criticised for his performances astatine Euro 2024.
But erstwhile asked if the adjacent World Cup, to beryllium held successful the United States, Canada and Mexico, would beryllium his past changeable astatine glory with England, the Bayern Munich striker told PA: "I don't deliberation so.
"I deliberation there's a cognition erstwhile you get to your 30s that you're coming to an end, but for maine I'm performing astatine the highest level I've ever performed and consciousness arsenic bully arsenic I've ever felt, truthful it's astir taking successful the moment.
"I don't similar to look excessively acold up and successful my career, I ne'er have, the [2026] World Cup is going to beryllium exciting.
"In America it volition beryllium an unthinkable juncture and yet it's astir trying to triumph that, looking astatine wherever you are, wherever to amended and it volition beryllium nary antithetic successful a mates of years."
Kane was speaking astatine the unveiling of a statue and a mural of him astatine the Peter May Sports Centre successful eastbound London, wherever helium began playing arsenic a five-year-old for Ridgeway Rovers.
"It's beauteous peculiar to beryllium honest," Kane told BBC Newsround.
"I played connected these pitches arsenic a five-year-old with dreams of playing for England, and I've been fortunate capable to execute that.
"Hopefully the boys and girls volition locomotion past and beryllium inspired by the communicative of my journey, my beingness and hard work."
When asked what it would instrumentality to get a statue of him astatine Wembley Stadium, helium added: "I deliberation we request to triumph a large tournament."
England volition look to bash that nether Thomas Tuchel, who volition statesman his 18-month declaration arsenic manager connected 1 January aft Carsley's impermanent spell.
Kane played nether Tuchel astatine Bayern past play and is assured the German tin extremity the Three Lions' trophy drought.
"He's a fantastic manager and a truly bully feline arsenic well," helium said. "I'm excited to enactment with him again.
"I cognize he'll bring bundles of energy, and travel March we'll beryllium focused connected America and the World Cup, and that's an breathtaking imaginable to look guardant to."
England volition find retired their World Cup qualifying opponents connected 13 December, with the archetypal games scheduled to instrumentality spot successful March.
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