Harry Kane gives ‘hilarious’ post-match interview after losing his voice following England win
Fans have hailed Harry Kane’s ‘hilarious’ post-match interview as ‘the best ever’ as the striker appeared to struggle with losing his voice after celebrating this morning's win.
England beat Mexico 3-2 on their home turf at the Estadio Azteca, handing the home team their first defeat at the venue in 13 years.
The game was delayed by an hour, with kick-off shifting from 1am BST to 2am BST, but it was absolutely worth the wait.
The nail-biting match had fans on the edge of their seats, with Jude Bellingham scoring in the 36th minute and then again two minutes later, putting England ahead 2-0.
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However, Julian Quinones attempted to pull Mexico back with a penalty just minutes later.
The drama ramped up further when Jarell Quansah was sent off, but even being down to ten men didn’t stop the impressive performance from the Three Lions with Kane scoring a penalty in the 60th minute.
Mexico put on the pressure after Raul Jimenez scored a 69th minute penalty, but it wasn’t enough, and the game ended with a 3-2 win for England, seeing them going through to the quarter-finals. They will face Norway on 11 July.
In the wake of the win, the BBC attempted to grab Kane for an interview, but it seemed as though he’d celebrated a little too hard and had lost his voice after ‘singing’ on the pitch.
'Football’s Coming Home' and 'Wonderwall' rang out across the famous stadium at the end of the match and it seemed that Kane couldn’t resist joining in.
A clearly delighted Kane pushed on despite his struggle to be heard, telling the BBC: “It was a crazy game.
“We had to fight and we had to find something. I've just been singing, I can't really talk. The occasion, the team, everything against us, we found a way.”
Praising the fans, he said: “Incredible, unbelievable support. [I'm] speechless."
Speechless and voiceless, by the sounds of it, mate.
Kane also gave an update on his teammate Jordan Henderson, who was stretchered off after injuring his wrist leaping over a billboard during post-match celebrations.
He said: “Jordan Hendo injured his wrist, it just doesn’t fit to the evening that Jordan is not with us. I don’t know the procedure, the doctor told me he is in the hospital.”
More serious news aside, the funny post-match interview didn’t go unnoticed by fans took to X to comment on his ‘Kermit the Frog’ voice.
“That Harry Kane post match was hilarious,” one wrote.
Another commented: “Best Harry Kane interview ever.”
Someone else said: “Harry ‘Kermit the Frog’ Kane - hilarious.”
A fourth football fan said: “Poor guy’s completely lost his voice and the interviewer is relentless lol. Stop asking him questions.”
While a fifth fan joked that Kane ‘gave everything - mind, soul, vocal cords’.
England head coach Thomas Tuchel gave a much clearer post-match interview and was quick to praise his side.
He said: “Very proud. We needed everything. It was super difficult. In the moments we thought we catch the momentum, we had setbacks. That is proper mentality."
Commenting on the side’s setbacks during the game, he added: "This team really mean it. When the going gets tough, they never give up, they never lose belief. It was one step more.
"We need to take this in. This is Azteca, it's Mexico, a crazy game. We left everything out there, every single one of us. We need to take this in, now it's full steam ahead."
World Cup 2026 fixture schedule and UK kick off times
Monday, 6 July
Round of 16 - Match 93: Portugal vs Spain, kick-off 8pm - Arlington, US
Tuesday, 7 July
Round of 16 - Match 94: USA vs Belgium, kick-off 1am - Seattle, US
Round of 16 - Match 95: Argentina vs Egypt, kick-off 5pm - Atlanta, US
Round of 16 - Match 96: Switzerland vs Colombia, kick-off 9pm - Vancouver, Canada
Thursday, 9 July
Quarter-final - Match 97: France vs Morocco, kick-off 9pm - Foxborough, US
Friday, 10 July
Quarter-final - Match 98: Match 93 winners vs Match 94 winners, kick-off 8pm - Los Angeles, US
Saturday, 11 July
Quarter-final - Match 99: Norway vs England, kick-off 10pm - Miami, US
Sunday, 12 July
Quarter-final - Match 100: Match 95 winners vs Match 96 winners, kick-off 2am - Kansas City, US
Tuesday, 14 July
Semi-final - Match 101: Match 97 winners vs Match 98 winners, kick-off 8pm - Arlington, US
Wednesday, 15 July
Semi-final - Match 102: Match 99 winners vs Match 100 winners, kick-off 8pm - Atlanta, US
Saturday, 18 July
Third Place Playoff - Match 103: Match 101 losers vs Match 102 losers, kick-off 10pm - Miami, US
Sunday, 19 July
Final - Match 104: Match 101 winners vs Match 102 winners, kick-off 8pm - New Jersey, US
Topics: World Cup
Claire Reid