Harry Kane broke Euro record against Netherlands and can still win Golden Boot – if England can keep Dani Olmo quiet
Harry Kane is still breaking records for England and he is just one goal off winning the Golden Boot at Euro 2024.
England will take on Spain in the Euro 2024 final live on talkSPORT this Sunday and Kane will be desperate to lead his country to glory after missing out against Italy three years ago at Wembley.
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The Bayern Munich star has three goals this summer, putting him joint-top of the highest goalscorers with five other players, including Spain's Dani Olmo.
It means the two will go head to head for the Golden Boot on Sunday, as well as the European Championship, while Kane has already claimed one record for England.
The 30-year-old's penalty against the Netherlands in the first-half of their dramatic 2-1 victory on Wednesday saw him make history.
It saw him score more knockout stage goals in major tournaments (World Cup/EUROs) than any other European player with nine.
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That sees him pull ahead of Gerd Muller, Miroslav Klose, Antoine Griezmann, and Kylian Mbappe, who all have eight goals.
Kane has come in for criticism this tournament but remains very much in the hunt for personal glory, as well as helping England beat Spain to win their first-ever European Championship.
Prior to the semi-final against the Netherlands, the former Tottenham star said: "I’d like to have scored more goals.
"But the tournament has been a low-scoring one for different reasons.
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“The pitches are part of that reason. Teams are more organised and, from a manager’s point of view, they are more structured and they make it difficult for the favourites or better teams to exploit.
“You know that you’re never as bad as you think — and you’re never as good as you think on your good days.”
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Kane's biggest challenger for the Golden Boot is Spain's Olmo, who has had a sensational tournament and has scored against France, Georgia and Germany.
The RB Leipzig star, who has been linked with a switch to the Premier League this summer, started the tournament on the bench before an injury to Pedri saw him promoted to the first team.
But lurking behind them is Jude Bellingham, who has two goals at Euro 2024 this summer.
If he bags a couple, the Real Madrid maestro would fly up the goalscoring charts and would make a lot of England fans happy.
Returning to the Bernabeu might be a bit awkward, though.
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