We are just hours away from England playing their first match of the World Cup vs. Croatia at 4 p.m. ET — and the excitement around English striker Harry Kane has never been higher.
If it wasn’t already obvious, the World Cup picks on PrizePicks have made it so, as Kane to score a goal today is the most popular pick on the board right now, picked nearly 85K times.
Kane is coming off the most absurd goalscoring season in European football, with 61 goals in 51 games at Bayern Munich. That’s all but solidified his spot at the most prolific goal scorer in English football history.
Let’s breakdown Harry Kane stats and picks vs. Croatia in the World Cup 2026 today, to help you make your picks on PrizePicks today — where you can make soccer picks and enter to win a trip to the WC Final.
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Harry Kane Stats: England vs. Croatia Picks Today
Here are all of the Harry Kane stat projections on PrizePicks today, to help set the stage for England vs. Croatia.
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Harry Kane Form vs. Croatia for World Cup 2026
Kane enters the 2026 World Cup with 8goals in 11 World Cup appearances — a rate of 0.72 goals per game — and sits just two behind Gary Lineker's all-time England record of 10. Kane is England’s all-time England scoring leader
If he runs back his World Cup with anything close to his 2018 form — where he won the Golden Boot with 6 goals and became the first Englishman to score a World Cup hat-trick since Lineker himself — that record is falling.
Kane scored 10 goals in his last 11 international appearances heading into the tournament. He scored both goals in England's final qualifying win against Albania, twice in the 5-0 rout of Latvia that clinched qualification, and scored the winner in the tune-up vs. New Zealand just days before the tournament.
Croatia are the opponent standing in the way of a fast start. They're experienced — back-to-back World Cup semifinalists — but they've looked vulnerable all spring, dropping losses to Brazil, Belgium, and Slovenia in the lead-up to the tournament.
England, meanwhile, went unbeaten through World Cup qualifying, outscoring opponents 34-0 across eight matches.
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Harry Kane World Cup Pick vs. Croatia
There are two picks on the board that standout vs. Croatia today on PrizePicks, especially when considering how Kane has performed entering the tournament, both at Bayern and with the national team.
Harry Kane – 0.5 Goals vs. Croatia
- In the 2025-26 campaign, Kane averaged 1.06 goals scored per 90 minutes in qualifiers, 1.21 in Champions League, and 1.36 in Bundesliga, per Fotmob.
- Kane tallied 5 goals in five qualifier appearances ahead of the World cup.
- Croatia conceded 2 goals to Belgium and 3 to Brazil in friendlies leading up to the World Cup.
- Kane is England's designated penalty taker; Croatia ranked 53rd of 54 qualifying teams in fouls conceded (8.9 per match), so spot kicks may be limited.
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Harry Kane – 3 Shots vs. Croatia
- Kane averaged 4.1 shots and 2.1 on target per 90 minutes in World Cup Qualifying.
- That ticked up in Bundesliga, where he averaged 4.5 shots and 2.5 shots on target per 90.
- Croatia conceded 13 shots and 7 shots on target vs. Brazil in a friendly despite winning 55% of possession, per Fotmob.
- Kane is also available at 0.5 shots on target (SOT) as a Goblin square, which carries a lower payout.
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Harry Kane will continue looking to make English World Cup history as he opens his 2026 campaign vs. familiar foe in Croatia.
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