England draw 1-1 with Poland in the World Cup qualifier

Harry Kane’s goal, yet again proved why he is such an outstanding player and why he will, no doubt, soon overtake Jimmy Greaves, Gary Lineker and Bobby Charlton before taking his place in history.

England draw 1-1 with Poland in the World Cup qualifier
England celebrate goal

England's perfect start to World Cup qualifying ended in dramatic fashion, with a last-gasp equalizer grabbing Poland a 1-1 draw in Warsaw against Gareth Southgate's side. 

The Three Lions had struggled to carve out clear chances in the first half against a physical and fired-up Polish side but were much improved after the break with Harry Maguire heading against.

On a night when Harry Kane was getting very little help from his teammates, he then decided to do something about it.

The Tottenham striker unleashed a fine stunning effort from 30 yards to put England in the lead.

It was the 15th consecutive major tournament qualifier Kane had scored in and took his overall tally to 41 strikes in 64 appearances, moving him into outright fifth on England's list of all-time top scorers.

Harry Kane’s goal, yet again proved why he is such an outstanding player and why he will, no doubt, soon overtake Jimmy Greaves, Gary Lineker, and Bobby Charlton before taking his place in history.

But Poland ruined the night with a leveller from Damian Szymanski in injury time. But ultimately, a draw in England’s toughest group stage is hardly a disaster.

England looked certain to hang on for the win but there were some tired legs at the end and Robert Lewandowski, rather than scoring the leveller, turned provider.

You could argue this was England’s most difficult qualifier for a major tournament since they last came to this fine stadium in 2012.

Declan Rice once again produced a powerful performance in central midfield while his partner, Kalvin Phillips delivered a patchy display but he was on thin ice the moment he picked up an early yellow card.

With no England fans among the 56212 crowd, God Save the Queen was greeted with jeers followed by rapturous applause from the home fans, which felt a bit odd.

England’s players suffered a hostile reaction to taking the knee with all of Poland’s players staying on their feet. Fair play to Lewandowski who pointed to the respect logo on his shirts as the whistles echoed around the arena.