Harry Kane's focus soon turned to a "perfect opportunity" against Spain after taking in an "incredible gesture" on his record-breaking England appearance.

Kane appeared for a 126th time in an England shirt on Thursday, moving past Peter Shilton to take the outright record for the most games in Three Lions' history.

The Bayern Munich talisman played a significant role in Morgan Rogers' first-half opener, and then fittingly scored the decisive penalty in a 2-1 Nations League victory over Croatia after Petar Sucic had levelled.

That spot-kick moved Kane onto a record-extending 92 goals for his country, and capped a memorable personal occasion as England's talisman celebrated his individual achievements.

He also received a commemorative gift from Croatia's Luka Modric, a former Tottenham team-mate, after being presented with the Ballon d'Or trophy following Kane's success last month on the world stage.

"An incredible gesture, reception at the start of the game. Once the game starts, it's about getting the win, getting the three points," Kane told ITV.

"We're playing against a tough team, a team that wanted to prove something. I think for large spells of the game we did well.

"We got a little bit tired towards the end, but overall a really great win and sets up a great game on Sunday now."

Recognised by royalty His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales joins @HKane at Wembley to congratulate the England captain on breaking the #ThreeLions caps record https://t.co/hNXdjTZCbZ

— England (@England) November 12, 2026

Sunday will, as Kane noted, be another huge occasion for England as they travel to Madrid, knowing only a win will see them beat world champions Spain to top spot in Group A3.

Thomas Tuchel's side have qualified for the quarter-finals of the competition with this victory over Croatia, but Kane insists England want to snatch top spot from the 2026 World Cup winners.

"After the first game when we lost here against them, we knew we left a bit out there. We knew we could've done a bit better," he added.

"We said to ourselves, let's win every game until the next one and see what happens. It's the perfect opportunity now on Sunday to try and prove ourselves."

Spain ran out 3-2 winners when these two teams met at Wembley Stadium back in September, and Kane acknowledged England can ill-afford as many mistakes as they made against Croatia.

"We're in the midst of a run of tough games for club and country, so you can't always expect things to be perfect," the England captain continued.

"Of course, we know we can improve on a few bits, and we will need to if we want to win on Sunday, but ultimately it's about getting a win [on Thursday]."