Kane’s backing his band of brothers

HARRY Kane is ready to go into battle with his brothers and fire England to their first World Cup semi-final in 28 years.

Sweden stand between Gareth Southgate’s men and a place in the last four in today’s quarter-final clash in Samara.

The Three Lions ended their miserable penalty shoot-out record to progress to the quarter-finals, bringing this tight-knit squad even closer ahead of this huge occasion.

“We are just like family, really,” England captain Kane said. “We’ve spent a lot of time together. We all get on very well.

“I spoke before the tournament about the togetherness, the trust, but we always wanted to prove it on the pitch and show on the pitch that we can do that. We have done that so far and that’s just made us even stronger.

“After that game the other night, just the joy in everyone’s face... we’d worked so hard to come through that.

“It makes us even more proud of each other.

“I look at them like my brothers and I know they look at me the same.

“We’d do anything for each other. That’s what we’ve got to do for the rest of the tournament.”

And Kane says that penalty shoot-out win over Colombia has given the squad a huge boost.

“When you go through a battle like that it gives you so much energy, so much belief to go and do it again. The feeling after is amazing,” he said.

“We’re hungry for more. We want that feeling.

“If it goes to extra-time and penalties, then we’ll be ready for that.”