Fresh from scoring a first-half hat-trick against Albania, Kane repeated the feat inside 39 minutes at Olimpico di Serravalle and became the first England player since Ian Wright in 1993 to score four goals in a single game as he took his international goals tally to 48 - level with Gary Lineker in the all-time scoring charts. Brazil, who guaranteed their spot last week, top the 10-team South American qualifying section with 35 points and Argentina have 29, six clear of third-placed Ecuador. One insider described the year-one offering as "a pathfinder to establish the scheme and assess demand". Fellow Saints academy product Lewis Dodd has started to show he can be a more than capable replacement for half-back Fages as well, while former York City Knights player Joe Batchelor put in a quietly impressive display in the pack against Catalans.