Harry Kane Breaks Pele's Record After Scoring Twice In England's Round Of 32 Win Over Congo

Published 1 July 2026 · sports

Harry Kane Breaks Pele's Record After Scoring Twice In England's Round Of 32 Win Over Congo Published By, Last Updated: July 02, 2026, 00:30 IST

Harry Kane Breaks Pele's Record After Scoring Twice In England's Round Of 32 Win Over Congo Published By, Last Updated: July 02, 2026, 00:30 IST The brace took Kane's tally to 13 FIFA World Cup goals. Kane has now scored one more goal than Brazilian legend Pelé in football's biggest tournament. Harry Kane overtakes Pele in list of players with most goals in FIFA World Cup. (Picture Credit: AP) Harry Kane scored twice in the second half on Wednesday (July 1) to help England secure a 2-1 comeback victory over DR Congo in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32. At Atlanta Stadium, the Bayern Munich striker equalised for the Three Lions in the 75th minute before scoring the winner in the 86th minute. The brace took Kane’s tally to 13 FIFA World Cup goals. Playing in his third FIFA World Cup for England, Kane has now scored one more goal than Brazilian legend Pelé in football’s biggest tournament. Pelé represented Brazil in four FIFA World Cup editions and scored 12 goals, while Kane has now found the net 13 times in just 15 World Cup appearances for England.

Most goals in FIFA World Cup RANK PLAYER COUNTRY GOALS MATCHES EDITIONS 1. Lionel Messi Argentina 19 29 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 2. Kylian Mbappé France 18 18 2018, 2022, 2026 3. Miroslav Klose Germany 16 24 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 4. Ronaldo Brazil 15 19 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 5. Gerd Müller West Germany 14 13 1970, 1974 6. Just Fontaine France 13 6 1958 Harry Kane England 13 15 2018, 2022, 2026 8. Pelé Brazil 12 14 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 9. Sándor Kocsis Hungary 11 5 1954 Jürgen Klinsmann West Germany/Germany 11 17 19901994, 1998 Kane tops the list of England’s highest goal-scorers in FIFA World Cup history and is followed by Gary Lineker, who finished his World Cup career with 10 goals. The overall record for the most goals in FIFA World Cup history belongs to Argentina’s Lionel Messi. Messi has scored 19 goals in 29 World Cup appearances across six editions. He is followed by France’s Kylian Mbappé, who has scored 18 goals in 18 World Cup matches.

Germany’s Miroslav Klose (16), Brazil’s Ronaldo (15) and West Germany’s Gerd Müller (14) are the only players ahead of Kane in the all-time FIFA World Cup goalscoring charts. Most goals in FIFA World Cup 2026 POSITION PLAYER COUNTRY MATCHES GOALS =1. Lionel Messi Argentina 3 6 =1. Kylian Mbappe France 4 6 =2. Erling Haaland Norway 3 5 =2. Harry Kane England 4 5 =3. Ousmane Dembele France 4 4 =3. Vinicius Junior Brazil 4 4 Kane’s two goals against DR Congo also lifted him into joint second place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Golden Boot standings. He has scored five goals in this year’s tournament, with only Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé, who have six goals each, ahead of him. England end 60-year wait England’s 2-1 victory over DR Congo ended their 60-year wait for a FIFA World Cup win after conceding the opening goal. England’s previous World Cup victory after conceding the first goal of a match came in the 1966 FIFA World Cup final against West Germany at Wembley Stadium in London on July 30, 1966.