England manager Gareth Southgate said Harry Kane is the favourite to overtake Wayne Rooney as the country's all-time leading scorer and hoped the striker would reach the landmark in the final of this year's World Cup in Qatar.
Kane scored a late penalty in England's 2-1 win over Switzerland in a friendly on Saturday as the 28-year-old moved level-second with Bobby Charlton on 49 goals and behind only Wayne Rooney's record of 53.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com"Harry will appreciate that history, it will mean a lot to him to be in and amongst those names. You have to say he looks favourite to go and do that .
Asked whether he would prefer Kane to wrap up the record before World Cup in Qatar, Southgate said: "I would like him to break the record in the World Cup final! "I think he's quite calm about it, he's confident he can get there, his goals-per-game record is phenomenally good. I don't know where that compares to Jimmy Greaves, but I imagine he would be the only other player close."England, who won the World Cup in 1966, finished fourth at the last edition in Russia in 2018.
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