England’s midfielder Declan Rice has opined that his skipper Harry Kane’s World Cup form is inevitable. Rice also added he will proudly tell his children that he played alongside the England captain in the World Cup.

Kane scored a brace against Croatia in the team’s opening game, including an assist by Rice from a corner. The England skipper also found the back of the net from a spot kick as the Three Lions registered a comprehensive 4-2 victory.

Meanwhile, Kane scored 36 goals in 31 matches for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga 2025-26 season. Overall, the lanky forward scored a total of 51 goals in as many games in the previous season.

Kane will move past legendary David Beckham into outright third on the list of England men’s appearances when earning his 116th cap against Ghana in Foxborough on Tuesday.

Speaking ahead of that match, Rice said: “For me, he is one of those players you’ll be telling the kids when you’re older that you got to play with Harry Kane. For me, that’s how good he is. He’s one of those players.

“I’m very fortunate. One, he’s our captain, but two: how he leads by example every day, how he pushes in training. It is not a surprise to me how good he is just because of the goals he scores in training, what he’s been doing at Bayern Munich, what he’s been doing in an England shirt. It has been an honour to play with him. I’m very lucky that I get to play with a striker like him.”

After winning their opening game at Euro 2020, World Cup 2022 and Euro 2024, England then drew next time out each time. Rice revealed Kane made the players recall the same result before taking on Ghana.

“We are just as motivated, if not more motivated to want to win,” said Rice. “Harry spoke about it earlier: the last couple of tournaments, we’ve drawn the second game. We want to go in knowing we are full throttle, ready to go because we know what position that puts us in.”