Harry Kane nets 50th England goal: What are some of his best?
Harry Kane became only the second man in history to score 50 senior goals for England when he found the net against Germany in the UEFA Nations League on Tuesday night. The 28-year-old striker both won and, following a lengthy VAR consultation, converted a late penalty that saw the Three Lions salvage a 1-1 draw at the Allianz Arena, having previously trailed to Jonas Hofmann's 50th-minute opener. The milestone goal also saw Kane bring up his half century of goals for his country, thus becoming the only the second player ever to do so. With 50 goals in just 71 caps, Kane nudges past Sir Bobby Charlton (49 goals in 106 caps) to go second behind Wayne Rooney (53 goals in 120 caps) on the England all-time goal-scorer's list. The Tottenham forward is now three goals behind his retired rival Rooney and has has a 49-cap buffer in which to usurp the international scoring record. Now that Kane has sealed his initiation into England's illustrious and highly exclusive '50 Club,' we thought it timely to sift back through the striker's international goals and pick out a few of the very best in terms of technique, spectacle and grandeur. 1. A debut to remember (Goal 1, vs. Lithuania, March 2015) After rattling in 29 goals for Tottenham, the 21-year-old Kane was called into the England squad for the first time by Roy Hodgson ahead of a Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania in March 2015. The budding striker started on the bench but eventually emerged in the 71st minute when he came on to replace Rooney. He had to wait a full 79 seconds to open his international account, heading home at the far post with only his third touch of the night. 2. On the turn (Goal 3, vs. Germany, March 2016) England rallied from two goals down to secure an impressive 3-2 comeback victory over the reigning World Champions with Kane's smart strike on the hour mark proving the catalyst. Playing in a mask to protect an injured cheekbone, the Spurs striker swivelled on the edge of the box before driving a measured finish low beyond Manuel Neuer's outstretched arms. 3. First goal as England captain (Goal 6, vs. Scotland, June 2017) Kane took the national team's armband for the first time against Scotland in a 2018 World Cup qualifier at Hampden Park and also managed to mark the occasion with a volleyed goal. The two sides played out an entertaining 2-2 draw, with Kane rescuing a point for the visitors in the 93rd minute after the Scots had raced ahead by scoring twice in the final three minutes of regulation time. 4. First World Cup goals (Goal 14, vs. Tunisia, June 2018) Kane scored two goals on his World Cup debut as England left it exceptionally late to kick their 2018 World Cup campaign off with a narrow win over Group G rivals Tunisia. The first was a simple tap-in to put the Three Lions ahead with 11 minutes played; the second was a 91st-minute winner to seal a dramatic 2-1 victory for Gareth Southgate's side in the dying seconds. 5. Clinching the Golden Boot (Goal 17, vs. Panama, July 2018) Kane scored five goals in his first two appearances at the 2018 World Cup after finding the net twice against Tunisia (see above) then following up with a hat trick in a 6-0 drubbing of Panama. A further penalty against Colombia in the round of 16 saw the striker finish the tournament as Golden Boot winner, but the goal that technically secured the award was the strangest of the bunch. Kane's third and final effort against Panama saw the England forward inadvertently find the net with a looping ricochet that deflected in off his heel from the edge of the area. 6. Top scorer in Euro 2020 qualifying (Goal 32, vs. Kosovo, November 2019) Kane once again led the scoring charts throughout England's Euro 2020 qualifying campaign by netting 12 goals in the space of just eight games, thus pipping Cristiano Ronaldo (11 goals for Portugal) to the top spot. In a spree of formidable form, the striker scored in every one of the Three Lions' qualifiers and even found time to bag two hat tricks (against Bulgaria and Montenegro) but the vital 12th goal came in a 4-0 beating of Kosovo in the final outing. 7. Off the mark at Euro 2020 (Goal 35, vs.
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