Liam Gallagher has sent a public message of support to Harry Kane after the England captain lost his voice celebrating the team's victory, and the Oasis star has teased he is 'ready' to perform Wonderwall at the World Cup final should England reach it.
Gallagher responds to Kane's lost voice
Harry Kane, 32, scored the penalty that secured England's 3-2 win over Mexico in the early hours of Monday morning, propelling the team to the quarter-finals against Norway. Following the match, Kane was interviewed by the BBC but struggled to speak, telling cameras he had 'lost my voice' singing Wonderwall, the iconic Oasis hit from 1995.
After hearing the interview, Liam took to Instagram to weigh in, quipping: 'It’s hard work that singing Harry Kane cmon ENGLAND cmon WONDERWALL.' A fan then replied, suggesting Gallagher should perform the song live on the pitch if England reach the final. Gallagher responded: 'We’ll see I’m ready.'
Kane describes the victory
Speaking through a croaky voice after the match, Kane said: 'My voice has gone. It was a crazy game, we had to fight. We had to find something. I’ve just been singing there, I can’t really talk, all the occasion, the team. Everything was against us, we found a way. I’m speechless, I can’t even talk.'
The match saw England take the lead through Jude Bellingham, who headed in Bukayo Saka's cross, then scored again two minutes later after Anthony Gordon won the ball high and Kane crossed for Bellingham to finish. Mexico halved the deficit before half-time through Julian Quinones from a set-piece. In the second half, England's Jarrel Quansah was shown a straight red card for a dangerous challenge after a VAR review, but Kane scored a penalty to make it 3-1 to the 10-man side after Gordon was fouled.
England's path ahead
England now face Norway in the quarter-finals on Saturday, 11 July at 10pm. Norway advanced after Erling Haaland's brace secured a 2-1 win over five-time champions Brazil. If England overcome Norway, they will face one of Switzerland, Colombia, Argentina or Egypt in the semi-final on Wednesday, 15 July at 8pm.
