{"id":48907,"date":"2026-06-19T10:28:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/danny-mills-says-england-legend-will-start-ahead-of-harry-kane-at-the-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T10:28:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:28:26","slug":"danny-mills-says-england-legend-will-start-ahead-of-harry-kane-at-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/danny-mills-says-england-legend-will-start-ahead-of-harry-kane-at-the-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Danny Mills says England legend will start ahead of Harry Kane at the World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/danny-mills-says-england-legend-will-start-ahead-of-harry-kane-at-the-world-cup\/#Mills_backs_Rooney_to_replace_Kane_in_current_England_team\" >Mills backs Rooney to replace Kane in current England team<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/danny-mills-says-england-legend-will-start-ahead-of-harry-kane-at-the-world-cup\/#Better_than_Anderson_Manchester_United_already_have_a_big-money_English_player\" >Better than Anderson: Manchester United already have a big-money English player<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Harry Kane scored twice against Croatia, making him equal with Gary Lineker as England&#8217;s all-time World Cup goalscorer.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Thomas Tuchel&#8217;s side finally gained the upper hand against a tough Croatian side who pressed high and were certainly full of purpose in the first half.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>player<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>england cap<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>england goal<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>world cup goals<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Gary Lineker<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>80<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>48<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<th>\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>harry kane<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>115<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>81<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<th>\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>sir jeff Hurst<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>49<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>twenty four<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<th>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>michael owen<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>89<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>40<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<th>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>sir bobby charlton<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>106<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>49<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<th>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>At one stage it even looked like they were destined to take the points after an entertaining first period, but Jude Bellingham put a stop to it before some fans could return to their seats to start the second half.<\/p>\n<p>If anyone had any doubts about the standards Tuchel and his staff are holding the current England squad to, then assistant manager Anthony Barry&#8217;s scathing words during the break should have provided a resounding answer.<\/p>\n<p>He gave a brutal assessment while the cameras were rolling, but everything said in the dressing room clearly worked wonders.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite perhaps the most convincing attacking performance of the tournament so far, it still wasn&#8217;t enough to convince Danny Mills that Kane was good enough to give the England legend another go.<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-vignette\">\n<div class=\"qz\">\n<div class=\"qz-content\">\n<div id=\"qend\">\n<p>you scored<\/p>\n<p>out of 20<\/p>\n<p>      <button class=\"e-replay\" onclick=\"startQuiz()\">\u21a9 Play again<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mills-backs-rooney-to-replace-kane-in-current-england-side\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mills_backs_Rooney_to_replace_Kane_in_current_England_team\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Mills backs Rooney to replace Kane in current England team<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>talk to <em>soccer fancast<\/em>In connection with betTOM, Mills claimed that Wayne Rooney is better than Kane in the current England team.<\/p>\n<p>Asked which &#8216;golden generation&#8217; players will join the current squad, the former Leeds and England international believes the Manchester United legend will be &#8216;scoring hat-tricks for fun&#8217; in Tuchel&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_13\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;Wayne Rooney came into this team for me before Harry Kane. Wayne really had it all in his prime. It&#8217;s scary to think how many goals Wayne would have scored in this generation when no one could touch him. He could have scored a hat-trick for fun.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>It will definitely be a memorable battle between Kane and Rooney. The former has already overtaken the Man United legend as England&#8217;s top scorer, and could aim even higher if he becomes England&#8217;s World Cup-winning captain this summer.<\/p>\n<p>But there&#8217;s no denying that Tuchel&#8217;s team could have the most complete attack of the tournament if they had Rooney at his peak.<\/p>\n<p><em>Read next: What we learned from England 4-2 Croatia<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"better-than-anderson-man-utd-rashford-already-an-england-star\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                        <\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Better_than_Anderson_Manchester_United_already_have_a_big-money_English_player\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tBetter than Anderson: Manchester United already have a big-money English player<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">England beat Croatia with Manchester United&#8217;s Marcus Rashford starring.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harry Kane scored twice against Croatia, making him equal with Gary Lineker as England&#8217;s all-time World Cup goalscorer. 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