HARRY KANE could break the England men's all-time appearance record in the 2026 World Cup final.
The Three Lions skipper became the 10th man to reached 100 caps on Tuesday night as he scored a brace in a 2-0 win over Finland at Wembley.
It leaves the Bayern Munich striker just 25 games short of Peter Shilton's record of 125.
And he could eclipse that milestone on the grandest stage of all should England reach the World Cup final in two years time.
Lee Carsley's side will play four more matches in the Nations League before the end of the year.
They will then play six or 10 matches in World Cup qualification - and will likely organise four friendlies if they are put in a smaller group.
If Kane played in all of those games he would be on 114 caps heading into 2026 - where four friendlies would be lined up in the March and June international breaks.
Feature in each of those and Kane would be seven shy of Shilton's record going into the World Cup - which is taking place in the US, Canada and Mexico.
That is providing England do not have to go through a play-off to get to the tournament.
Due to the expanded format from 32 to 48 teams, there is now a round of 32 in the World Cup knockouts.
This means seven games need to be played in order to reach the final.
So if Kane plays in all of England's matches between now and then, he could break the appearance record in either the final or third-place play-off.
The final is scheduled to be played at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19, 2026.
By then he will almost certainly have moved further clear as England's all-time top scorer.
Kane's double against Finland took his tally to 68, 15 clear of second-place Wayne Rooney.
The closest active player to Kane's record is Raheem Sterling on 20.
Asked about reaching 100 international goals, he said: "It is definitely possible. I am in a good place and this is a good target to try to reach.
"Some may see it as unrealistic but I would rather go for it and not quite make it than be comfortable saying, ‘I will be happy with 70 or 80 goals’."