{"id":30260,"date":"2025-03-30T10:17:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T09:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=30260"},"modified":"2025-06-05T18:29:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T17:29:21","slug":"harry-kane-eyes-shiltons-record-as-england-caps-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/harry-kane-eyes-shiltons-record-as-england-caps-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Kane Eyes Shilton&#8217;s Record as England Caps Increase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.co.uk\/team\/england\/j9N9ZNFA\/\">England<\/a> captain Harry Kane hopes to become his country\u2019s most-capped player while aiming for World Cup glory in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 31-year-old striker earned his 105th cap in Monday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.co.uk\/match\/YoCrKMPH\/#\/match-summary\/\">3-0 over Latvia<\/a>, scoring his 71st international goal. 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