Harry Kane lifted a trophy at Wembley this week, and it is driving him on to do so for the first time as a winning captain.

Thursday was Kane's night at England's spiritual home as he made a goal then scored his 92nd for his country on the occasion of his record-breaking 126th cap for the Three Lions.

But it was also an opportunity to mark him becoming the first Englishman since Michael Owen in 2001 to win the Ballon d'Or – the annual prize for the best European-based footballer and de facto, best player in the world.

Kane received it at a ceremony in London last month, and was presented with it before his club Bayern Munich's game against Borussia Dortmund, but it was important to him to do it again on international duty.

And it made him dream of captaining England to a first major trophy since 1966 when the European Championship final returns to Wembley in 2028.

"I think the crowd would be a bit more crazy if we're lifting the Euro 2028 trophy, that's for sure," said Kane. "But it inspired me.

"To be able to share the Ballon d'Or with our fans is important because we haven't won it for a long time.

"Not just the 126 (caps), but also the Ballon d'Or is an important occasion to mark.

J'ADORE: Harry Kane raises his Ballon d'Or trophy to the England fans at Wembley on Thursday (Image: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

placeholder image — J'ADORE: Harry Kane raises his Ballon d'Or trophy to the England fans at Wembley on Thursday (Image: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

"I know if we win a major tournament, which is my ultimate goal in my career, with England, then the celebration, not just in the stadium, but around the whole country, will be especially beautiful with it.

"I don't think I need any more motivation to make it happen, but it'll be incredible if we can."

Kane admitted on Thursday the enormity of what he has achieved this season has not yet hit him.

"The reception that I've had has been overwhelming and incredible," he said.

MISSING OUT: Harry Kane and England have been losers in the last two European Championship finals (Image: Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

"I don't know if any of this has sunk in yet. Maybe in the (Bundesliga's) winter break, when I've got a couple of weeks off, I'll go on a beach somewhere and try and reflect on everything.

"Whether I'll be able to do that through my career, I'm not so sure. I'm so focused on just the next thing and the next moment.

"So if I've fully taken everything that I've achieved these last couple of weeks, I'm not quite sure. Ultimately, it's about the next thing. It's about Sunday (when England play Spain in a game to decide who tops their Nations League group), then it's about club football again.

"Hopefully over the Christmas break I'll have a good drink with my wife and take it all in."