Harry Kane begins pursuit of Messi, Mbappe and the World Cup’s Golden Boot in the form of his life

Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland all scored multiple goals in their opening World Cup games – and England’s captain was watching

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Harry Kane was sitting in a press conference ahead of England’ s first World Cup game against Croatia just as Norway were wrapping up their 4-1 win over Iraq . Had he noticed Erling Haaland ’s two goals? Had he seen Kylian Mbappe score twice too? Of course he had. The race for the Golden Boot has begun, as Kane is well aware of who he’s up against.

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