England vs. Italy Result: Harry Kane Records Brace for 3-1 Win, Three Lions Fans Go Crazy
By Jeremiah SantosEngland in the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament after pulling off a huge 3-1 victory against reigning Euro champions Italy during their qualifying match on Tuesday, October 17, at the Wembley Stadium in London.
The Three Lions suffered a mild setback in the match's early stages when Gianluca Scamacca struck first for Italy in the 15th minute.
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane widened his gap as the national team's all-time leading scorer in the 32nd minute, scoring his 60th goal for the country and the equalizer via a penalty.
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford gave England the lead in the 57th minute, while Kane sealed the victory with another goal in the 77th minute.
Despite the two forwards providing the goals, Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham , earning the penalty that led to the equalizer and showcasing an extraordinary burst of speed to assist Rashford in netting the second goal.
"We need to keep building. There is more to come from this team. This was the toughest qualifying group, with the seedings. People have criticized us for not beating the top teams enough, but we have performed really well," England manager Gareth Southgate said.
Fans react to epic showdown
The game was a rematch of the Euro 2020 final, which went down to penalties, won by Italy.
England beat Italy 3-1, playing good quality football, qualify with ease, and I’m still seeing people wanting Southgate sacked 😂
— Richard Pearson (@richpearson32)
Superb performance by England tonight hammering Italy, An amazing sporting country, The only country to win a world cup at Soccer Rugby and Cricket, And here are we celebrating Ireland reaching a world cup 1/4 final in a sport that only 8 countries take seriously 🫣
— Irish lad (@eire77_)
Can’t make excuses.. Italy have been thoroughly outclassed by England in both qualifier matches. Not many positives I would take from this game… gotta just regroup and hope Spalletti is able to form his best XI for the final two matches in November.
— Alessio (@AMjuv4)