Trump Hails Kane After England's World Cup Victory
US President Donald Trump praised England captain Harry Kane as a "great player" during a press conference in Washington DC, revealing that the two have played golf together. Trump made the comments following England's 3-2 round of 16 victory over Mexico at the Azteca Stadium in the FIFA World Cup.
"I watched last night. What a game that was with Mexico and England. I mean, two countries. I do not know the players. Although I think Kane is a great player. See, I played golf with him, and I like him a lot. He is a good golfer. But he is really great. But I watched, and no reason for me to watch, and you could not take your eyes off the game," Trump said.
England Make History at Azteca Stadium
With the victory, England became the first team in FIFA World Cup history to defeat Mexico at the iconic Azteca Stadium. Mexico had previously gone unbeaten in 10 World Cup matches at the venue, losing only two competitive matches there since first playing at the stadium in 1966. Before facing England, El Tri had won 70 and drawn 17 of their 89 matches at the stadium, highlighting the formidable home advantage they had enjoyed over the decades.
Kane contributed to the 3-2 win with a penalty strike, his sixth goal of the tournament. With that goal, Kane equalled Gary Lineker's record of six goals to become the joint-highest English scorer in World Cup knockout stage history.
Bellingham Shines, England Reach Quarter-Finals
Jude Bellingham became the first player since Diego Maradona in 1986 to score twice in a FIFA World Cup match at the Azteca Stadium, guiding England to a thrilling victory. Maradona achieved the feat against Belgium in the 1986 semi-finals. England have now reached their 11th FIFA World Cup quarter-final, with only Brazil (15) and Germany (14) having made more appearances at this stage.
Mexico conceded three goals in the match at the Azteca for the first time since August 1999, when they lost 4-3 to Brazil. In fact, they conceded more goals in the England game (3) than they had in their previous 10 World Cup matches at the stadium combined (2). Mexico pushed relentlessly for an equaliser after being down 2-3, which would have forced extra time, but England defended resolutely to seal a place in the quarter-finals, where they will face Norway in Miami on July 11.
