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It’s still a kinship.
The England men’s national football team released a video Thursday morning of superstar striker Harry Kane giving former England striker Peter Crouch, a FOX Sports World Cup analyst who contributes to coverage of the 2026 World Cup, an England heritage cap.
Crouch and Kane enjoyed a warm embrace after the Three Lions’ victory over Mexico in the last 16. Kane had a goal and an assist in the 3-2 victory. Crouch was on location in Mexico City as part of FOX Sports’ “World Cup NOW” coverage.
Crouch featured in the 2006 and 2010 World Cups for England, while scoring five goals in Euro 2008 qualifying and four goals in 2010 World Cup qualifying; he accumulated 42 caps for the club.
As well as playing for England on the world stage, Crouch played 18 seasons in the Premier League: one season with Norwich City, Southampton and Burnley, two one-year spells with Portsmouth, three seasons with Aston Villa, Liverpool and Tottenham and eight seasons with Stoke City. The 6ft 7in striker holds the Premier League record with 53 career headed goals.
(Eddie Keogh – The FA/The FA via Getty Images)
As for Kane, the former Bayern Munich and Tottenham star has six goals at the 2026 World Cup, scoring in four of England’s five matches in the tournament and scoring twice (June 17 against Croatia and July 1 against DR Congo).
Kane and England won Group L after a 2-1-0 group record, which they then broke by beating Panama in the Round of 16 (2-0) and DR Congo in the Round of 16 (2-1). Next, they will face Norway in the quarterfinals on July 11 at Miami Stadium in Miami, Florida.
