Harry Kane equals Rooney and Charlton in his centenary for England

History was made in the second matchday of the 2024-25 Nations League. Harry Kane made his 100th appearance in an England shirt, as the Three Lions welcomed Finland to Wembley and consolidated their place, alongside Greece, at the top of Group F.

The Bayern Munich striker started as the centre of attention for reaching three figures, but also ended as the star of the show after scoring a brace in the 2-0 win to preserve interim manager Lee Carsley’s 100% record at the helm.

Frank Lampard presented Kane with a golden cap to commemorate his landmark achievement before kick-off and welcome him into the 100 club. He becomes the 10th player to reach three figures for England.

Kane at the double against Finland

Kane lashed in the opened from the edge of the box on 57 minutes then doubled his tally with a first-time finish with 15 minutes left on the clock. It brought up his 67th and 68th goals for England, extending the record he holds as the nation’s all-time top scorer.

Harry Kane cheers “almost perfect night”

Kane is one of 13 players who have scored on the England debut and is one of just three who scored in their 100th game. Wayne Rooney did it against Slovenia in 2014 and Bobby Charlton against Northern Ireland in 1970.

“It was almost a perfect night. As a striker, of course, on my 100th cap, I want to do it - to score a goal and make the night as memorable as possible,” Kane told reporters afterwards. “And to win the game as well... To score a couple of good goals, a couple of nice finishes and help the team win 2-0 was pretty much perfect. A proud night for me and the family and now we can enjoy it”.

Harry Kane still has nine players ahead of him in the all-time appearances ranking. In his sights is Billy Wright, the first player in the world to play 100 games at full international level. Wright represented England 105 times from his debut on 28 September 1946 until his final game, against Scotland at Wembley on 11 April 1959.