Harry Kane explains why he and Erling Haaland cant be compared ahead of World Cup clash

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.— Despite nominally playing the same position, and despite both being high-end goalscorers, England striker Harry Kane said his game is so different from Erling Haaland’s that it’s impossible to compare the two. “I know we’re both seen as strikers, but two totally different positions, if I’m being honest,” Kane said, asked about Norway’s leading man the day before the two countries face off in a World Cup quarterfinal.

“Erling’s been incredible.Physically he’s a machine, he’s a beast, he’s finishing at the highest level and obviously his goalscoring record speaks for itself. “I see myself as a different player.

Although I score the same goals, I like to touch the ball a little more, be involved in play a little bit more, but also can play as an out-and-out [No.] 9.I don’t think it’s one to compare ourselves.

I respect him a lot as a player, as a fellow professional.” That does, in some way, get at the heart of the question for England going into Friday, which is how to contain Haaland. Every match of the FIFA World Cup will air on either FOX or FOX Sports 1.If you don’t have cable, you can take advantage of a DIRECTV free trial to stream it all.Prefer to check out the action live and in person? Shop World Cup 2026 tickets on SeatGeek and make sure to use promo code NYPOST10 for $10 off purchases over $250 at checkout if you’re a first-time SeatGeek user.Given how much impact he can make with so few touches, which is to say that he’s heavily dependent on good service, the answer to that problem might be about Norway’s other players just as much as it is about Haaland. While England can stack its defensive line with big, tall bodies — this might be a game for John Stones or Dan Burn, both of whom came on as substitutes and performed excellently in the Round of 16 — players like Martin Ødegaard, Sander Berge and Alexander Sørloth may factor just as heavily into manager Thomas Tuchel’s plans.�...