Thomas Tuchel described Harry Kane as an England "legend" after the striker scored a brace on his record-equalling appearance for the Three Lions in a 3-0 win over Czechia. Kane pulled on the England shirt for the 125th time, matching Peter Shilton as the Three Lions' joint-most-capped player, and played a part in all three goals on Tuesday. The Bayern Munich striker saw his cross turned into his own net by Czechia captain Vladimir Coufal, and then he got himself on the scoresheet five minutes before the break. Elliot Anderson's superb pass picked out Morgan Rogers, who delivered a first-time cross for Kane to smash beyond Lukas Hornicek from inside the penalty area. And Kane sealed the win just before the hour with a header from Lewis Hall's corner, bringing up his 91st goal for England and another win for Tuchel in the Nations League. Kane's 13 goals in 2026 are now the second-most any England player has scored in one year, behind the 16 he scored in 2021, while also becoming the oldest player in the Three Lions' history to score a brace in consecutive appearances (33 years and 70 days)."I don't know about the best and stuff, but he is a legend of the English game, and hopefully he stays fit and gets the record for himself," Tuchel said of Kane."He will inspire loads of young people to play football and encourage people to have a career like him and try their luck. He's a fantastic role model and he deserves praise."Next camp is the most important to secure our place in the quarter-finals, but we have high ambitions, we want to go to the last four and make it to 10 Nations League games. "We had a very good camp, very good four matches. The performance against Spain was also on a high level. We were very close to beating them."We didn't beat them, but the reaction is what matters. To win three matches with three clean sheets in the way we did is very impressive, and the team deserves praise."33 – Harry Kane is the oldest player in England's history to score a brace in consecutive appearances. Relentless. https://t.co/qCDrhXHAWZ— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 6, 2026England's victory moved them on to nine points in Group A3 and within touching distance of the quarter-finals, with Spain already advancing to the next round. Tuchel's side need just one point from their remaining two fixtures against Croatia and Spain next month to ensure their spot in the final eight. England have now scored 39 goals in 16 games in 2026. Only in 2021 have they netted more in a single calendar year (52), while it was also a landmark match for Tuchel. Tuchel registered his 20th win as England manager in just his 26th game, the fastest any England manager has reached 20 wins. He broke the record held by Walter Winterbottom (27 between 1946 and 1950)."It was a very good performance again and we deserved the win," Tuchel said. "I am very satisfied. We had a very good camp and, again, a very good performance. We were totally dominant, created good moments, scored nice goals and deserved the win."The effort was there, the quality was there. It was an excellent two weeks. Training and attitude, cohesion, belief. Of course, we didn't go out in the group stage [of the World Cup] and, of course, it made us stronger."We're on a high level, that's been throughout, that's how it is. You learn every day and go stronger through the matches."The post Tuchel lauds England ‘legend’ Kane following double against Czechia appeared first on SoccerNews.