Harry Kane loses his voice mid interview after emotional World Cup battle against Mexico

Harry Kane and the England national team will be celebrating long into the night this Sunday after knocking Mexico out of the World Cup with a thrilling 3-2 victory at the Azteca Stadium. Following the historic scenes on the pitch, the Three Lions captain still had to fulfill his post-match media commitments. Unfortunately for both the press and Kane, the striker had literally lost his voice from all the shouting, leading to some highly amusing moments during his live stadium interview. Jude Bellingham struck with a lethal double in just 98 seconds, while Harry Kane calmly converted a penalty despite England playing with 10 men, to end Mexico's World Cup dream. The Three Lions secured a dramatic 3-2 victory at the Estadio Azteca on Sunday night and punched their ticket to the quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. England will now face Norway next Saturday in Miami Gardens, Florida, with a spot in the semifinals on the line. Bellingham silenced the crowd of over 80,000 inside the Azteca—a venue where Mexico had never lost a World Cup match and where they had won three games during this tournament—with a powerful header in the 36th minute, before doubling the lead just two minutes later after an assist from Kane. Julián Quiñones pulled one back for El Tri in the 42nd minute, and the momentum appeared to swing in Mexico's favor when English defender Jarell Quansah was shown a straight red card in the 54th minute for a dangerous challenge on Jesús Gallardo. However, England reacted immediately when the referee pointed to the penalty spot following a foul by Mexican goalkeeper Raúl Rangel. Kane made no mistake from twelve yards out to score his sixth goal of the tournament and the 14th of his World Cup career, tying German legend Gerd Müller for fifth on the all-time World Cup scoring list. With this goal, Kane sits just one behind Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, and Erling Haaland in the fierce race for the Golden Boot. Later, Kane gave away a penalty of his own in his own box, becoming the first player since at least 1966 to both score and concede a penalty in the same World Cup match. Raúl Jiménez converted with his trademark stutter-step run-up to close the gap to 3-2. Mexico threw everything forward during the final 21 minutes and 11 minutes of stoppage time, but Jordan Pickford and the English backline withstood the relentless pressure to seal the victory. The defeat extends Mexico's long-standing World Cup curse. El Tri has not reached the quarterfinals since hosting the tournament in 1986. Since then, Mexico has been eliminated in the Round of 16 on eight occasions, failed to advance past the group stage in 2022, and missed the 1990 World Cup due to a disqualification.