England captain Harry Kane has made another major achievement in football history. By completing 70 goals in the 2025-26 season, he has left behind Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo. Now in the list of players who have scored the most goals in a season in the 21st century, only Argentina’s great player Lionel Messi is ahead of Kane.
Kane achieved this historic feat by scoring a goal against Panama in the last match of the group stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Kane reached second place after Messi
Harry Kane now has a total in the 2025-26 season 70 goals Have been registered.
The list of players who have scored the most goals in a season in the 21st century is as follows –
- Lionel Messi – 82 goals (2011-12)
- Harry Kane – 70 goals (2025-26)
- Lionel Messi – 69 goals (2012-13)
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 69 goals (2011–12)
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 66 goals (2014–15)
This performance of Kane places him among the most successful goal scorers of modern football.
Record made against Panama
England beat Panama in their final group match in the FIFA World Cup 2026. 2-0 Defeated by.
There was a tough competition between the two teams in the first half, but in the 62nd minute, Jude Bellingham gave England the lead by scoring a goal.
Just six minutes later, Harry Kane doubled the team’s lead with a powerful header from Bellingham’s brilliant cross. This goal proved to be his 70th goal of the season.
New history created in World Cup also
The goal scored against Panama was special for Harry Kane in many ways.
With this goal his name in FIFA World Cup 11 goals He became England’s leading goalscorer in World Cup history.
In this case, he broke the record of great striker Gary Lineker, who had 10 goals to his name.
Apart from this, now Kane is playing for England in big international tournaments (World Cup and Euro). 18 goals Have been done.
England topped the group
Under the coaching of Thomas Tuchel, England topped the World Cup group stage for the second consecutive time.
England’s performance—
- Defeated Croatia 4-2
- 0-0 draw against Ghana
- beat panama 2-0
England finished first in Group L with seven points. Croatia and Ghana also managed to reach the knockout stage, while Panama was eliminated from the tournament after losing all three matches without scoring any goals.
Harry Kane’s excellent form has strengthened England and the team is now counted among the strong contenders for the title in the knockout stage. At the individual level, Kane has proved that he is one of the most lethal strikers of the current era.
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