England captain Harry Kane didn’t get a goal on Saturday in the quarter-finals against Sweden but he is happy and absolutely ‘buzzing’ after England reached the semi-finals of the World Cup after 28 years.
Headers from Harry Maguire and Dele Alli helped England beat Sweden 2-0 in Samara and become the third team to reach this year’s semis in Russia, where they will face either of Russia or Croatia.
But, for Kane, the feeling of reaching the semis hasn’t sunk in yet.
“Probably not,” says England’s skipper upon being asked if this win has sunk in yet.
The Tottenham striker lauded his team for defending well against a tall and strong Swedish team.
“There was so much preparation for this game. I thought we were fantastic. Sweden made it tough…long balls from the back…lots of crosses…we’re buzzing! We’re buzzing,” said an ecstatic Kane.
However, he is aware of the challenges ahead and remains confident of a good show in the next round as well.
“We know there’s still a big game ahead: the semi-final. But we’re feeling good, we’re feeling confident. We just have to go again. I know the fans here, and the fans back home — we’ll see some videos later — are enjoying it. We just want to make the country proud,” said the 24-year-old.