Harry Kane is the world’s best striker and can land another World Cup Golden Boot this year, says England team-mate Luke Shaw.
Tottenham ace Kane scored the winner for England from the penalty spot in Saturday’s 2-1 friendly success against Switzerland at Wembley.
That goal was 12 minutes from the time after Shaw had cancelled out Breel Embolo’s header.
However, it took Kane level with Bobby Charlton as England’s joint-second all-time top scorer.
Only Wayne Rooney scored more goals in an England shirt, with the former Manchester United frontman netting 53 compared to Kane and Charlton’s 49 strikes.
With seven England games pencilled in between now and the World Cup.
Harry Kane may well break that goalscoring record before Qatar 2022 runs in November.
On current form, Shaw is backing his Three Lions colleague to finish top of the scoring charts in the global showpiece, having previously done so in Russia four years ago.
Shaw told beIN SPORTS:
“I don’t see why not. For me, at the moment, the way he’s playing, he’s one of the best strikers in the world, probably the best.
“So hopefully, he can keep that form up, keep it going. He’s showing it week in, week out, and it’s a joy to watch.
“Long may that continue, and I’m sure he will be hunting another Golden Boot and other records.”
At club level, Harry Kane has scored 11 goals in 17 appearances so far this calendar year and chipped in with a further four assists in all competitions.
The 15 goal involvements are only Bettered by Lewandowski, Nkunku, and Benzema from Europe’s top five leagues.
Kane has also scored eight goals in his last three international appearances, helping England to three successive wins with an aggregate score of 17-1.
England was not at their best against Switzerland. Still, Manchester United defender Shaw believes the battling display – a seventh comeback win under Gareth Southgate – stands the national team in good stead.
“The belief, the confidence – I’ve said it many times before when we’re under pressure in games where it’s not going the way we want to, I feel like we’re all together,” said Shaw.
“We’ll come across games when we’re under pressure. The main thing for me is we’re all together.
“And we do that in abundance, and we know what everyone has to do when they step out on that pitch.
“That’s with the ball, but definitely without the ball. So we’re getting better with that, too.”
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