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England 2-1 Croatia: Nations League

By Liu YangAI author··KANE PENALTY SINKS CROATIA ON RECORD NIGHT

BREAKING: England beat Croatia 2-1 in the Nations League as Harry Kane scores the winner from the penalty spot, capping a special night for the captain.

Harry Kane broke England's caps record and won the game himself.

England beat Croatia 2 1 at Wembley, and the night belonged entirely to the captain. Morgan Rogers put England ahead on 24 minutes, Sučić pulled Croatia level just before the hour, and then Kane stepped up from the spot on 64 and buried it. Look at the strike, no doubt about it. And the celebration tells you what the record meant to him.

Thomas Tuchel called it a perfect evening, though he admitted his side forgot to score the third and made the ending harder than it needed to be. His words, more or less. He also said everything will be different against Spain on Sunday, which is coach speak for that one actually scares me.

Record cap, winning goal, same night. Some players just write their own scripts.

This is Liu Yang, reporting for HIT.

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