Is Harry Kane the last of England's world-class st...

Louis XVI at Place de la Révolution in 1793, Benjamin the thylacine at Hobart Zoo in 1936, Harry Kane at the World Cup in 2026? The end of the line always lingers longest in the memory.

This summer, England 's captain will head across the Atlantic with the weight of the country's expectations weighed squarely upon his own shoulders. At 32, it will almost certainly be his last World Cup as England's leader and as one of the sport's most feared strikers. Whenever he bows out, it seems Kane will leave England without a worthy successor up front.

In March's draw with Uruguay and loss to Japan , a…