Trump hails Harry Kane as a great player after England beat Mexico

Trump the White House praised the England captain after his second-half penalty sealed a 3-2 win over Mexico and a World Cup quarter-final date with Norway.

First Published: July 6, 2026, 2:29 PM EST

WHITE HOUSE — Donald Trump has praised England captain Harry Kane as a “great player” on a Truth Social post on July 5, 2026 at 10:08 PM EST.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Harry Kane of England is a GREAT player!!!”

The message followed England’s 3-2 win over Mexico at Estadio Azteca, which sent Thomas Tuchel’s side through to the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals (see manchestereveningnews.co.uk). Kane converted a second-half penalty, his sixth goal of the tournament, after Jude Bellingham scored twice in the space of 98 seconds before half-time (see manchestereveningnews.co.uk). Julian Quinones cut the deficit and Raul Jimenez scored from the spot to make it 3-2, but England held on despite Jarell Quansah being sent off after 54 minutes (see manchestereveningnews.co.uk).

Kane, England’s record World Cup goalscorer, sits one behind Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi in the race for the Golden Boot (see manchestereveningnews.co.uk). The Bayern Munich striker’s 60th-minute penalty proved decisive as England set up a quarter-final against Norway (see manchestereveningnews.co.uk).

Kane lost his voice during his BBC post-match interview after the win, telling the presenter “My voice has gone” and later “I’m speechless, I can’t really talk” (see mirror.co.uk). “It was a crazy game,” said Kane. “We had to fight and we had to find something. The occasion, the team, everything against us, we found a way” (see mirror.co.uk).

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