Harry Kane loses his voice in hilarious post-match interview at the Azteca
Fans have likened Kane's voice to Mickey Mouse's after he sang Wonderwall with English fans to celebrate their historic win against Mexico
Harry Kane was left almost voiceless after England’s dramatic 3-2 victory over Mexico, with the captain struggling through his post-match interview after celebrating wildly with teammates and supporters.
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Thomas Tuchel’s side battled through a hostile atmosphere at the Estadio Azteca, the challenges of altitude and playing with 10 men for 36 minutes after Jarell Quansah’s red card to book a World Cup quarter-final against Norway.
Following the final whistle, England’s players joined the travelling supporters in singing Oasis classic Wonderwall, which has become the team’s unofficial anthem during the tournament.
Kane then spoke to the BBC but admitted the celebrations had taken their toll on his voice.
He 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."
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“Everything was against us, we found a way. I’m speechless, I can’t even talk."
“The occasion, the team, everything against us, we found a way."
Oasis's Liam Gallagher also reacted on social media, posting: “It’s hard work that singing Harry Kane cmon ENGLAND cmon WONDERWALL.”
England had to dig deep after Jude Bellingham’s quickfire double was followed by a Julian Quinones goal and Quansah’s red card.
Kane restored England’s advantage from the penalty spot before later conceding a spot-kick that Raul Jimenez converted, with Tuchel’s side holding on to secure their place in the last eight.
After the match, Tuchel praised the spirit shown by his players and thanked supporters who stayed up to watch.
“I just want to say thank you,” Tuchel said. “If you stayed up and sent us your energy, I just want to say ‘thank you’."
“Because if they think we don’t feel it, we feel it. We feel it 100 per cent."
“We will go now full steam ahead. We get two recovery days, and we will go and use this energy to keep pushing and stay in the tournament.”
“I will not talk about the semi-final,” Tuchel said.
“Now we have the chance for some days off. I tell you something: I will not re-watch our match, and I will not watch anything about Norway in the next 24 hours.”
England’s will next play in the quarter-final against Norway in Miami, with preparations beginning after a short recovery period.