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Harry Kane, captain and all-time leading scorer for the England national team, and the man who scored a brace on Wednesday to help his team overcome the Democratic Republic of the Congo to face Mexico in the round of 16, highlighted the "extraordinary match" at the Estadio Azteca on July 5.
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"The first thing is to enjoy this. Sometimes, when you represent one of the great national teams, it is easy to let these moments pass by. But whoever you are, you have to enjoy overcoming a knockout tie," Kane said in the mixed zone after a hard-fought 2-1 victory for 'The Three Lions', with his second goal coming in the 85th minute.
"It's time to enjoy the moment, go back, recover our strength, and think about the next match, which will be even more difficult: against Mexico. In Mexico, what an extraordinary match awaits us. Obviously, we will soon switch our mindset to focus on that, but for now, let's just enjoy these moments," he added.
The English captain, who now only needs seven more caps to equal the record of the historic goalkeeper Peter Shilton, described today's encounter in Atlanta as incredible, where the Congolese took the lead after seven minutes through Cipenga.
Kane equalized with a header in the 75th minute and five minutes from the end clinched the English victory with a powerful shot from the edge of the area, bringing his tally to five goals in this tournament. This puts him in a tie for second place as the World Cup's top scorer with Norway's Erling Haaland and places him one goal behind the lead shared by Leo Messi and Kylian Mbappé.
"Achieving a comeback like the one we managed is extremely gratifying; I feel proud of the group, proud of the guys. It was a tough match and, personally, wearing the England shirt is one of the things I like most, and scoring a couple of goals to help the team seal the victory is, without a doubt, a magical feeling," he concluded.
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