Kane calls on England to beat big nations ‘consistently’ after Croatia thrashing

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·4 October 2026

Kane calls on England to beat big nations ‘consistently’ after Croatia thrashing

Harry Kane has called on England to prove they can beat the big nations consistently after thrashing Croatia.

England produced a remarkable performance to beat Croatia 7-0 in the Nations League on Saturday, securing a second straight win after losing their opener to Spain at Wembley.

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According to Opta, the win was England’s biggest ever against a team ranked inside the top 50 of FIFA’s World Rankings, with Croatia 13th.

England’s record against leading nations has been criticised in recent tournaments and Kane has called on the Three Lions to take the next step. He said England want to use the Nations League to prove themselves against the world’s best.

“Yes. We spoke about it after the World Cup,” he said, as per Sky Sports.

“It would have been easy to maybe take our foot off the gas in this Nations League and just get ready for the Euros.

“But I think the biggest missing piece in our team at the moment is playing the big nations consistently.

“If we finish in the top two in this group, we play a quarter-final against the top nations, a semi-final, and a final next year. All great preparation leading into the Euros in a couple of years.

“From our point of view, it’s not time to take our foot off the gas. It’s time to put our foot down and keep showing not just ourselves but the whole of Europe that we’re a real dominant team. Performances like tonight will definitely show that.”

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