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Harry Kane\u2019s hat-trick helped Gareth Southgate\u2019s side roar past Montenegro and seal Euro 2020 qualification as England celebrated their 1,000th match in style.<\/p>\nHarry Kane\u2019s hat-trick helped Gareth Southgate\u2019s side roar past Montenegro and seal Euro 2020 qualification as England celebrated their 1,000th match in style.<\/p>\n
Former captains and Three Lions greats were among those in attendance on a landmark occasion at Wembley, where onlookers were not only able to celebrate 147 years of history but enjoy another glimpse at an exciting future.<\/p>\n
Southgate\u2019s men sealed progress to the Euro 2020 finals with a match to spare as a rampant first-half display set up a 7-0 win against hapless Montenegro, with Kane\u2019s treble doing the damage in front of Geoff Hurst, a man who knows a thing or two about hat-tricks.<\/p>\n
Securing automatic qualification for next summer\u2019s tournament means all of the Three Lions\u2019 group games will be staged at Wembley, where Southgate\u2019s men will believe they can then return for the semis and final.<\/p>\n
Southgate is under no illusions about the work still required ahead of the European Championship, but their fierce performance before the break underlined England\u2019s attacking talent in front of greats such as Paul Gascoigne, Peter Shilton and Wayne Rooney.<\/p>\n
The threat on the latter\u2019s all-time scoring record of 53 increased against Montenegro as Kane netted a first-half treble that complemented efforts by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Marcus Rashford.<\/p>\n
Kane scored two headers and swiveled to fire home a third to takes his tally to 31 goals, seeing him usurp Frank Lampard, Alan Shearer, Nat Lofthouse and Tom Finney in the standings.<\/p>\n
Aleksandar Sofranac\u2019s own goal and substitute Tammy Abraham\u2019s first for his country were the only efforts in the second period of a comprehensive win secured with star Raheem Sterling watching from the stands following his high-profile skirmish with team-mate Joe Gomez.<\/p>\n