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Harry Kane says what Reece James was doing in England training before Chelsea defender’s goal against Latvia

Jamie Brown
Jamie Brown

Harry Kane has revealed what Reece James was doing in England training, which paid off big time with his ‘fantastic’ free-kick goal against Latvia.

England defeated Latvia 2-0 to make it two wins from two under Thomas Tuchel to make a perfect start to World Cup 2026 qu❀alifying.

James and Eberechi Eze bꦗoth found the back of the net for the first time in England colours, meanwhile, Kane entered th♒e top 20 men’s international scorers with his 71st goal.

Speaking after the win, the former Tottenham Hotspur striker hailed James’ free kick goal, which opened the s⛄coring for the Three Lions.

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Photo by Michael Regan – The FA/The FA via Getty Images

Harry Kane on Reece James’ ‘fantastic’ free-kick vs Latvia

Harry Kane claims that England players were watching Reece James shoot from fre🍨e kicks during training the day before the win over Latvia.

The Chelsea defender presu♚mably won the right to take free kicks against Latvia havin෴g impressed during the set-piece practice session on Sunday.

The Bayern Munich forward couldn’t believe the accuracy and power James managed to generate from his effort and hailed it as a ‘fantꦬ💙astic goal’.

Kane told ITV Sport: “The way Reece hits the ball has a lot of topspin. We were watching him shoot in training yesterday. To be fair, the ball was quite far out but I watched it back there and it had incredible pr💎ecision, power and he just gets that lift on the ball. What a fantastic goal.”

Reece James scores his first goal for England vs Latvia

It was quite a way to open his account as James found the back of the net from a free kick around 25 yards out from goal, which left Krisjanis Zviedris with 🐎little chance of getting any♌where close.

The Chelsea 🥃captain shares a gr🔥eat relationship with the new boss Tuchel from their time in West London together, and there is the hope that if he can stay fit, James could be a key man for the Three Lions.