England captain Harry Kane said the Three Lions “are here to win” Euro 2024 in Germany as they aim to live up to the tag of pre-tournament favourites in their opening game against Serbia on Sunday. Under manager Gareth Southgate, England have come close to ending a 58-year drought to win a major tournament on three occasions without getting over the line. Kane won the Golden Boot as Southgate’s men bowed out to Croatia at the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup and then missed a crucial late penalty in a quarter-final exit to France four years later. But it was on home soil at the last European Championship that England came closest to glory under Southgate as they lost the final on penalties to Italy at Wembley. Since then, the development of Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Bukayo Saka has helped form a fearsome attacking arsenal alongside Bayern Munich striker Kane. Between them the quartet scored 114 goals for their club sides this season. “Every tournament poses different expectations but we’ve earned the right to be classed as one of the favourites,” Kane told a pre-match press conference in Gelsenkirchen.