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Harry Kane Passes 60 International Goals As England Beat Italy To Qualify For Euro 2024

England secured their place at Euro 2024 thanks to a 3-1 win over Italy at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday. Harry Kane scored his 60th and 61st international goals.

Robert Summerscales

Harry Kane Passes 60 International Goals As England Beat Italy To Qualify For Euro 2024
Harry Kane Passes 60 International Goals As England Beat Italy To Qualify For Euro 2024 /

England secured their place at Euro 2024 thanks to a 3-1 win over Italy at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday night.

Gianluca Scamacca gave Italy an early lead against the run of play before Harry Kane equalized from the penalty spot by scoring the 60th goal of his international career.

Kane's penalty had been won by Jude Bellingham, who then provided a superb assist for Marcus Rashford before Kane scored again to cap an excellent performance.

This was England's second win over Italy since losing to the Azzurri in a penalty shootout at Wembley in the final of Euro 2020.

Italy failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup but still have every chance of making it to Germany next summer.

However, if Italy lose against the Ukraine next month then the three-time world champions would have to win a four-team playoff to reach Euro 2024.

Highlights: England 3-1 Italy

Harry Kane pictured (right) celebrating after scoring the 60th goal of his international career during England's Euro 2024 qualifier against Italy at Wembley Stadium in October 2023
Harry Kane scored twice as England beat Italy 3-1 to qualify for Euro 2024 :: IMAGO/Paul Marriott

Kane - playing in his 87th game for the Three Lions - became the first player to score 60 international goals for England when he confidently converted a penalty kick past Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 32nd minute on Tuesday.

This was Kane's 21st penalty goal for England, coming from his 25th spot-kick. Bellingham had won the penalty by drawing a foul out of Giovanni Di Lorenzo.

Di Lorenzo had earlier set up Scamacca to put Italy 1-0 up with his first ever international goal.

Scamacca's strike briefly silenced Wembley, where some England fans had earlier jeered during the Italian national anthem.

Italy no.9 Gianluca Scamacca pictured celebrating with his teammates after scoring his first international goal during a Euro 2024 qualifier against England at Wembley Stadium in October 2023
Italy no.9 Gianluca Scamacca scored his first international goal on Tuesday :: IMAGO/LaPresse/Fabio Ferrari

But England supporters were making plenty of noise after Rashford fired the home side 2-1 ahead in the 57th minute following more great work from Bellingham.

The Real Madrid midfielder started the move with a slide tackle just outside of the England penalty area, before dribbling through the center of the field and then passing to Rashford, who cut inside and lashed home from 16 yards.

It was 3-1 to England in the 77th minute when Kane got his second goal of the night with a fine solo strike.

England's victory guaranteed that Gareth Southgate's side will finish top of qualifying Group C.

The Three Lions have taken 16 points from six games, having scored 19 goals and conceded just three.

England have now qualified for eight consecutive major tournaments since missing out on a place at Euro 2008.

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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.