David Beckham paid a visit to England’s training camp to help inspire the Three Lions to World Cup glory.
Captain Harry Kane revealed his “idol” Beckham picked his brains about the squad as he met them at their Al-Wakrah hotel before their clash with Senegal. Kane said the former England and Manchester United midfielder is excited about the team’s chances at this World Cup.
The Tottenham striker told the Lions’ Den: “He was here the other day so we had a good chat. He was my biggest idol growing up. He was probably one of our best captains.
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“I probably don’t ask questions about games or how it felt, it’s more just getting to know his experiences and how he feels about our team and what he sees in our team. He’s really excited for his national side. He loves watching us play.
“It’s great to have support from ex-players. They know how it means to represent the country. They are all part of the team.”
England now face France on Saturday in a seismic showdown in the quarter-finals. Kane is starting to believe they can go all the way and win the World Cup for their army of fans here in Qatar and at home.
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He said: “These knock out games, there’s so much build up to it because you know you could be going home. We’ve got three more games to go if we want to win the World Cup.
“We’re recovering really well, preparing well and I think it’s whoever handles that well is going to be champions of the world.
“We know what it takes, we’ve been there before in 2018, we’re facing a really good France team on Saturday but the boys are feeling really good and we want to carry that on.
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“It must be cold back home, we’re in the heat and the adrenalin. When we’re here, we’re like in a little bubble and we love it. We’re doing this for them, we’re in it for ourselves and for the country and when you see the fans going crazy in the stadiums it feels good.
“We’ve had two really good tournaments and now we want to go all the way. It’s great to have that pride and the fans want to push us on to achieve what we want.”
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