On July 11th, in the semi-finals of the European Championship, the match between England and the Netherlands, at the 18th minute, Kane converted the penalty he himself had won, helping England equalize to make it 1-1. Kane’s total number of goals scored in the knockout stages of the European Championship reached six, surpassing Antoine Griezmann (five), and he rose to the top of the all-time list.
In this game, England found themselves trailing by a goal just seven minutes after kick-off, but they quickly regained control of the situation. Then, when Kane was taking a shot in the penalty area, he was tripped by Dumfries, leading the referee to award a penalty. Kane converted the penalty he had won himself, and England equalized to make it 1-1.
This was Kane’s sixth goal in the knockout stages of the European Championship. At the 2021 European Championship, all four of Kane’s goals came in the knockout rounds; one against Germany in the round of 16, two against Ukraine in the quarter-finals, and one against Denmark in the semi-finals. At the 2024 European Championship, Kane scored twice in the knockout rounds, one against Slovakia in the round of 16, and one against the Netherlands in the semi-finals. This has allowed Kane to surpass Griezmann, making him the all-time top scorer in the knockout stages of the European Championship.