Kane Might Not Be Fit Enough For 2030 World Cup – Chris Waddle

Chris Waddle has advised Harry Kane to use Cristiano Ronaldo as a World Cup warning. He recently revealed that involvement with England at the 2030 World Cup will be a big ask for the Three Lions’ record-shattering captain.

Stressing that Ronaldo has felt the effect of ageing in recent years, Waddle said that the whole of England will have to see how fit Kane is in 2 years’ time.

Chris added that the Bundesliga might even become too quick for Harry in the coming seasons.

His words, “Fitness is a great thing to have. Some players develop, get better as they get older. Some find it easier. Not easier, but easy.

We’ll see how his legs are in two years’ time, at the Euros even. People will be questioning that. The thing with Harry’s advantage is he’s a fit lad, we know that. He doesn’t rely on pace. He’s got a great football brain.

Sometimes you see players in tournaments and you think, ‘His legs are going there’. I’m looking at Ronaldo as an example. I watched Portugal play in the World Cup and his legs were gone in my eyes for that level of football. Lionel Messi still had bits of brilliance until the rest of his team-mates decided to try and kick everybody out of the country.

So I think there’s a time and a place where you’ve actually got to think, ‘Yeah, he can still play, and he can still play like Messi does in Miami, a good level for him’. You know, Ronaldo in Saudi can still handle it. And Harry, eventually he’ll come to a time where you think the Bundesliga is too quick. Where do you go from there?

The next World Cup, it’s a big ask for him, I think, to play in that tournament. I think some of these players can think, ‘Yeah, I’m still playing football, but that level’s out of me now, and I’ve enjoyed it’. I think some of these players try and play too long and it doesn’t look great on them. But I’m sure Harry will know when the time’s right to say, ‘No, I can’t play for England anymore’.

I’m coming off the back of my best season ever and I’m turning 33. It’s impossible to say, four years is such a long way away.

I’ve said it before, playing for England is my biggest ambition. I feel as good as I’ve ever felt. Let’s see. I never put a limit on these things. As long as I’m performing the way I am, then I’ll be representing England. But, four years is a long time. I’m not getting carried away.”