England men’s captain Harry Kane urges the Lionesses to ‘bring the World Cup trophy home’ in heartfelt message of support ahead of Sunday’s historic final
- England bidding to make history in first Women’s World Cup final on Sunday
- Men’s captain Harry Kane has backed the Lionesses to go onto claim the trophy
- WATCH: Wiegman CAN’T recall Lauren James , Mail Sport’s Chris Sutton says
England men’s skipper Harry Kane has sent a message of support to the Lionesses ahead of their historic World Cup final against Spain on Sunday.
The 30-year-old, who scored on his debut for German giants Bayern Munich following a big money summer move, praised the performances of an England side that have risen to every challenge put before them thus far.
He urged them to complete the job and claim a maiden crown in the competition, in what will be their toughest test against a star studded Spanish outfit.
‘Hi Lionesses just waned to say best of luck for the World Cup final on Sunday.’ He said in a video posted on Instagram. ‘I’ll be watching. It’s been an amazing journey so far and you should be really proud of yourselves.
‘We’re all behind you, we’re all supporting you and we know you can do it. So go and get that World Cup win and bring that trophy home. All the best!’
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Sarina Wiegman’s team have enjoyed a sparkling run to their first Women’s World Cup final
Harry Kane urged the Lionesses to complete the job and claim World Cup glory on Sunday
England’s record scorer Kane has captained the men’s team in the last three major tournaments
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England’s thrilling 3-1 victory against hosts Australia ensured a first final berth fallen at the semi-final stage at each of the last two tournaments.
Sarina Wiegman’s side are bidding to become the nation’s first senior football team to win the world title since 1966, after claiming the European Championship crown last summer.
En route to that victory, the Lionesses came through a nail-biting knockout stage win against Sunday’s opponents thanks to late strikes from Ella Toone and Georgia Stanway.
However, La Roja are much changed since then on account of serious upheaval in the camp following a revolt of up to 15 players ahead of the tournament.
Still, Jorge Vilda’s side are the competition’s highest scorers with 17 goals in six games and have looked in dangerous form despite the raft of omissions.
But Wiegman’s Lionesses will be looking to end ‘56 years of hurt’, which she addressed in her recent pre-match press conference.
‘I thought: “It’s very real.” If you want to win it too much… so what do we have to do? What do we have to do to win and how can we win?
Sarina Wiegman admitted that England’s football culture has gripped her since taking the role
‘To get the results, stop talking about the result because we know what we want. I heard again: “1966”. Everyone’s talking about 1966. So let’s be at our best on Sunday and try and be successful.
‘Football is so big in England, it’s so in the culture. That’s incredible to experience. It’s so big. It’s everywhere. That’s pretty cool too.’
‘I don’t hear it that much because I get out of the noise, but I know it’s there,’ Wiegman says.
‘When we started working, September 2021, I felt that the country was so desperate to win a final in a tournament. Everyone was saying that and the players too.
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