Kane: My success at Bayern has helped me. England can beat any team if they play to the level they deserve.

The England team will play its final World Cup qualifying match against Albania on Sunday night. Team forward Kane was interviewed by the media before the game. In it, he talked about his current state, the changes in the team compared to last year, competition within the team and other topics.

- On his current form:

Kane: "I've had my moments of good form throughout my career, but I think overall, physically, mentally and obviously the number of goals scored and the way I'm involved in the game - it's probably more than I've been in previous years and it's all coming together really well. "Playing for England I always felt like I was playing for one of the best teams in the world, and with Bayern I feel like we're at a really good stage and that's helping me and getting my chances so far."

- On the change in team environment over the year:

Kane: "The difference is, with the change of coach, it feels different in how we work and the way things are. I've always felt that environment is a big part of our culture and what we're trying to build - even with Southgate, that's a big identity marker that we have. We're at Southgate. There was a transition period with Tuchel, I talked about that training camp last November, and that was a huge difference. "I think everyone feels ready to be a part of it. They want to come and train, show what they can do in it, and they want to show the manager that they deserve to be selected next summer. The message after the game against Latvia. I know we are in the middle of the season - we have to play a game every three or four days. This period of time is very cruel. The important thing is that we still have time to solidly improve what we can prepare for the summer."

"We only have two games after tomorrow, and then there will be a pre-match training, and the roster will basically be announced. We probably only have a handful of training sessions between now and then. Even a player like Guey, despite being injured, is still here for this training, participating in tactical meetings, watching our training and staying here, which is very important because we don’t have much time to convey all the information between now and the summer.”

- On competition within the team:

Kane: "There's fierce competition for places in a lot of positions. I think everyone kind of knows where they are, where they're going to play and who the competition is - I think that allows everyone to go to training camp and feel free and know: 'OK, I need to work hard, I need to train well, I need to give the boss The coach is impressed. ’”

“Even though you’re competing for teammates, that kind of healthy competition pushes each other to a higher standard, and that’s the key. I think the manager is very clear in his communication with the players, and I think it will remain that way until the game starts.”

- On looking forward to the World Cup:

Kane: "I think being in a World Cup year is a huge difference. Everybody wants to go to the World Cup. It's the biggest tournament you can play in your career, so I think there's naturally a higher motivation - knowing it's not far away, knowing there's not a lot of time between now and then for the manager to watch you play or train - so you need to prove yourself and justify your reason to be in the team."

- On the final game of 2025: Kane: "The last game of the year in an England shirt, it's always important to win because it's about momentum, especially because we're not going to be together again for about four months, so you don't want to leave with a feeling of defeat." "Also, we know we've qualified, Albania are in the play-offs, but we haven't conceded a goal so far, and I think that's a huge motivation - to try and win in the play-offs." Not conceding a goal throughout the qualifiers will be a special achievement. "

"Ultimately, I think the challenge is almost always on us. As England, you are the favorites in most games and the key is to perform at our level. If we are at our level, we feel that we can beat any team in the world. Tomorrow will be no exception."source:kq 7m