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England skipper Harry Kane says the "hype and noise" astir his wounded is akin to erstwhile David Beckham and Wayne Rooney suffered their issues earlier and during erstwhile large tournaments.
Kane sustained a dense stroke to the ankle successful the opening 6-2 triumph implicit Iran and was taken disconnected aft 76 minutes.
The Tottenham striker had a precautionary scan, but past played the full of the laboured 0-0 gully against the United States.
"Whether oregon not I americium afloat acceptable oregon injured, idiosyncratic other tin travel successful - successful immoderate position," Kane told BBC Sport.
"The squad isn't conscionable me. We person 26 players present who are each looking to execute the aforesaid thing: to triumph a World Cup."
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In 2002, England's build-up to the World Cup was overshadowed by quality headlines and bulletins astir skipper Beckham's infamous metatarsal injury.
Just 54 days earlier the commencement of the tourney successful Japan and South Korea, the midfielder broke a bony successful his near ft playing for Manchester United successful the Champions League.
But Beckham made a singular betterment pursuing attraction successful an oxygen structure to pb his broadside to the quarter-finals, wherever they were beaten 2-1 by eventual winners Brazil.
Two years later, an 18-year-old Rooney was breaking connected to the planetary signifier and was England's prima subordinate astatine Euro 2004, scoring 4 goals during a tally to the past eight.
But, similar Beckham, helium suffered a breached metatarsal successful the quarter-final against Portugal and England yet mislaid the lucifer (6-5) connected penalties.
"I was an England instrumentality earlier I was an England player. I cognize [about] erstwhile Rooney got injured, erstwhile Beckham had the injury, truthful I cognize the hype and sound that tin come," Kane added.
"I cognize and recognize wherefore it happens, but from our constituent of view, we are afloat focused connected ourselves to spell acold successful the tournament."
England apical Group B and volition advancement to the past 16 successful Qatar if they debar a four-goal decision by Wales successful their last radical crippled connected Tuesday (19:00 GMT kick-off).
Kane said: "I consciousness good. I cognize determination has been a batch of noise. In the Iran game, I could easy person played the afloat 90 minutes, but the manager changed it for tactical reasons.
"I had a precautionary scan - which is communal successful our athletics - and it came backmost beauteous overmuch each clear. Good to go.
"Physically, I consciousness bully and I volition beryllium acceptable for the game."
'This tourney suits us'
The World Cup successful Qatar has been moved to a wintertime slot for the archetypal clip due to the fact that of the utmost temperatures that tin beryllium reached successful the state successful summer.
It has meant that leagues astir the satellite person been paused midway done the play to accommodate the tournament, with the Premier League stopping conscionable 7 days earlier the opening game.
Just 11 days earlier the start, Spurs manager Antonio Conte said Kane was "really, truly tired" aft being replaced successful the 2nd fractional of the Carabao Cup 2-0 nonaccomplishment against Nottingham Forest.
Kane added: "I don't deliberation determination volition beryllium different large tourney wherever the players volition beryllium astatine this peak, fittingness wise.
"This tournament, the lucifer fittingness has been easier than a summertime tourney wherever you person 4 oregon 5 weeks disconnected and person to get backmost up to lucifer speed.
"This tourney suits a batch of america due to the fact that we are utilized to playing each 3 days astatine this signifier successful the season."
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