England midfielder Morgan Rogers believes Harry Kane can win his battle with Norway striker Erling Haaland when the two teams meet in the World Cup quarterfinal on Sunday.
Kane and Haaland have been among the top scorers at the tournament. Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are also in the race for the Golden Boot.
Rogers admitted Haaland has been almost impossible to stop.
“Has anyone ever stopped Erling Haaland? I’m not sure they have, but we’re going to try,” Rogers said on Wednesday.
“He’s such an unbelievable player. The things he does, the numbers he puts up, you’re just in awe of how good he is, and the level he’s at.”
Haaland has scored seven goals at the World Cup. He has also found the net in each of his last 14 competitive matches for Norway, scoring 27 goals during that run.
Rogers, however, believes England captain Kane can come out on top.
“They’re the two, for me, that are at the top of their game in this tournament, and have been two of the best players,” he said.
“It’s a spectacle, I suppose, for the fans and it’s going to be a good one to see who comes out on top.”
“I hope it’s Harry, and I’m sure it will be. I think we’ve got that confidence in him. He’s playing at probably the highest level that he’s ever played at, which is madness to say, because of what he’s been doing for so many years.”
Rogers also praised teammate Jude Bellingham, who has impressed throughout the tournament.
“You forget how young he is, that’s how good he’s been but I still think there’s a long way to go and he’ll probably say the same as well. The drive and the hunger he’s got in the game for what he wants to achieve,” he said.
“He knows that he’s got things to work on, things to improve on like we all do and I think that’s what’s so exciting about being an England fan, an England player, being his friend.”
“I think it’s just how far he can go. No one really knows and kind of having no cap on what he can achieve really.”
Rogers also said England are staying focused despite the excitement of reaching the last eight.
“We’re all aligned, we’re all on the same page of attacking each game in the best way possible really,” he said.
“So I think it’s difficult because we’re all human and we’re all excited as we should be but at the same time we know we’ve got a job to do and it’s still a long way away from that yet.”
