Harry Kane of Bayern Munich scored twice in his record-tying 125th international appearance as England routed the Czech Republic for its third straight victory in the 2026-27 UEFA Nations League.
England beat the Czech Republic 3-0 in its fourth League A Group 3 match at Wembley Stadium in London on Tuesday.
England, with nine points, has won three straight since opening the campaign with a 3-2 loss to Spain. It remained second in the group behind Spain, which improved to 12 points with a 2-1 victory over Croatia.
England manager Thomas Tuchel earned his 20th victory in his 26th match in charge, becoming the fastest England manager to reach the milestone. He has two draws and four losses.
Kane was the star of the match.
Starting as the lone striker in England's 4-2-3-1 formation, Kane made his 125th international appearance.
He tied goalkeeper Peter Shilton for the most appearances in England men's national team history. Shilton, 77, made 125 appearances for England between his debut in November 1970 and the 1990 World Cup in Italy.
Kane can become England's outright record holder if he plays against Croatia in its next Nations League match on Nov. 12.
Kane marked the milestone by having a hand in all three goals.
His cross in the 27th minute resulted in an own goal to give England the lead.
Kane then scored in the 40th minute, converting a pass from Chelsea's Morgan Rogers with his right foot.
He added his second goal in the 57th minute, heading home a cross from Newcastle's Lewis Hall to seal the victory.
The brace extended Kane's England scoring record to 91 goals, leaving him nine short of 100.
Kane described matching the appearance record as "my most ambitious dream."
Asked about reaching 100 international goals, he said he was trying not to think too much about the milestone.
"If you think too much about the No. 100, sometimes you don't get there," Kane said.
Asked whether he could challenge Cristiano Ronaldo of Al Nassr, who has scored a record 146 international goals, Kane acknowledged the size of the gap.
"It's more than 50 goals now. It seems awfully far away at the moment, but no one knows what will happen," Kane said. "I feel as fit as ever. As long as I feel I'm helping the team, I'll stay around."
(This article was produced with the assistance of AI. — Ed.)