It was the second goal of the tournament for Kane, 29, who was the top scorer in Russia four years ago with six.

France hoping Mbappe will be enough to match England's impressive depth

Saka, Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden -- the three youngest players in the England squad -- have been described as "generational talents", but the Arsenal player said they had learned to tune out the noise, be it compliments or criticism.

That incredible spread of goals has been shared by Marcus Rashford (3), Bukayo Saka (3), Jude Bellingham, Raheem Sterling, Jack Grealish, Phil Foden and Jordan Henderson plus Harry Kane.

Images from the FIFA World Cup match between Senegal and England on Sunday.

At the last World Cup in Russia, there was a single goalless draw, when Denmark and France failed to produce goals in a group phase clash.

England coach Gareth Southgate acknowledged his side had failed to repeat their early World Cup attacking fluency in their 0-0 draw with the United States, but said success in major tournaments often required such gritty performances.

English hopes of a run deep into the World Cup took a bit of a bruising on Friday when a lively and high-pressing United States team reduced the youthful stars of their tournament opener to anonymity.

Iran are second on three points with Wales bottom on one point and all outcomes are still possible going into the final round of games when England take on the Welsh.

England, who are gunning for their second World Cup title, have the most valuable squad in Qatar with Jude Bellingham topping a list of over 800 players.

Jude Bellingham has become one of the most sought-after signatures in football

We haven't played the best coming into the tournament. There was a lot of talk and speculation about our form but we showed everyone how much quality we have and what we can do," said Saka, whose last major tournament ended with him missing a penalty in the Euro 2020 final shootout.

England hammered Iran 6-2 on Monday in an emphatic World Cup opener thanks to two goals from Bukayo Saka

England fans, the majority of whom will be watching on sofas and in pubs back home, have rightly lauded Southgate but patience is beginning to run out.

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza.

England begin their World Cup group campaign against Iran on November 21.

A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.

Bayern did not give a timeline on his return to action but said he was "doing well under the circumstances" and sat out of training on Sunday.

A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.

England will head to the World Cup on the back of a six-match winless sequence but with at least some pride and confidence restored after a thrilling 3-3 draw at home to Germany in the Nations League on Monday.

A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.

A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.

A second-half penalty from Dominik Szoboszlai earned Hungary a shock 1-0 win over England in the Nations League on Saturday - their first victory against Gareth Southgate's side in 60 years.

IMAGES from Europa League matches played on Thursday.

Bayern come from behind to beat gutsy Mainz 2-1 and widen gap.

A summary of Saturday's action in the Bundesliga and La Liga.

Images from Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.

Images from soccer matches played across Europe on Saturday.

Round-up of football matches played around Europe on Saturday.

'FIFA will take adequate actions as soon as it receives match reports concerning yesterday's Hungary-England game.'

Summary of World Cup qualifiers played across the world on Thursday

Images from the soccer matches played across Europe on Saturday.

The youngest at Euro 2020 will be Poland's Kacper Kozowski - one of two 17-year-olds in the tournament, which has never happened before.

England head into Euro 2020 with a new factor for manager Gareth Southgate to deal with -- high expectations.

A makeshift England side beat Romania 1-0 in their final Euro 2020 warm-up game, while Belgium's Romelu Lukaku underlined his status as one of the world's top strikers with his 60th international goal to secure a 1-0 win over Croatia.

Real Madrid moved into the semi-finals of the Champions League after their makeshift defence held on for 0-0 second-leg draw with Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday to complete a 3-1 aggregate win.

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. score twice as his side punished a sloppy Liverpool to win 3-1, while Manchester City beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg.

The result also means second-placed Real Sociedad can reclaim top spot if they beat Eibar on Sunday.

England created numerous chances but Calvert-Lewin's penalty was the only addition to the score as the hosts impressed ahead of Nations League clashes against Belgium and Iceland.

After a week of public arguments about Premier League players, who earn an average salary of 240,000 a month, refusing to take a pay cut while top clubs use public money to pay their furloughed non-playing staff, there is little doubt that the game -- and its players -- have suffered a serious blow to their image. There is no question that many footballers do help out good causes generously, just as most clubs are engaged with effective community programmes all-year round.