Kane lauds Club World Cup, Boca fans' support

Harry Kane has said that Bayern Munich's Club World Cup triumph implicit Boca Juniors was played amid "one of the best" atmospheres of his vocation and added that helium is "loving this tourney truthful far."

The England skipper opened the scoring with an 18th-minute onslaught arsenic the 2-1 victory, played successful beforehand of a afloat Hard Rock Stadium successful Miami, saw Bayern go the archetypal squad to suffice for the knockout stages.

Argentine shot fans are renowned for their passionate enactment and the ambiance they tin make is considered 1 of the astir aggravated successful satellite sport.

Boca supporters person made their beingness known successful Miami with fans gathering connected the formation successful their thousands and singing successful section Walmarts.

Asked if helium was amazed by the Boca fans, Kane said: "No, not surprised. I expected them to beryllium large similar they were but it was an unthinkable ambiance to beryllium honest. One of the champion [atmospheres] of my career. Credit to them but besides recognition to the Bayern fans. They tried to assistance america arsenic overmuch arsenic imaginable but it was hard with each of the Boca fans there. They made it a peculiar night, they won't spell location blessed but it was a large game."

Bayern's triumph followed eye-catching victories for South American sides implicit much fancied European opponents. Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain were shocked by Botafogo earlier Chelsea came unstuck against Flamengo connected Friday.

FIFA's revamped contention has faced dense disapproval but Kane said helium has been enjoying the post-season tourney successful the United States.

"I deliberation it's large to acquisition antithetic teams and I deliberation you've seen successful this tourney already the South American teams particularly person caused large problems for immoderate of the European teams," Kane said.

"It shows however large shot is worldwide and however bully immoderate of these players are. You person to beryllium acceptable for the adjacent game, the adjacent opportunity. I'm loving this tourney truthful acold and hopefully we tin beryllium present for a while."

Soaring temperatures successful the U.S. person been a talking constituent with Dortmund readying to rotate their squad to flooded the blistery conditions they expect connected Saturday, with manager Niko Kovac fearing the interaction of the midday prima successful Cincinnati.

But Kane insisted playing successful the vigor is to beryllium expected successful summertime tournaments.

"I'm not acrophobic [about the heat]. I deliberation it's portion of football. You person to beryllium capable to adapt," helium said. "This is simply a large acquisition for maine and immoderate of the different England guys who are going to beryllium playing adjacent twelvemonth successful the World Cup. So, you know, thing peculiar astir these kinds of Club World Cup games and adjacent twelvemonth volition beryllium the same.

"When you travel disconnected that transportation and you're sweating and you're dripping and you're cramping and you've fixed everything from the pitch, there's a peculiar benignant of feeling inside, particularly erstwhile you win. That's what we person to do."

Asked for his thoughts connected the tourney arsenic a whole, Kane said: "I think, of course, it's the archetypal ones, truthful radical are a small spot sceptical of what it's going to beryllium like, but if you're playing the champion teams successful the satellite each 4 years, it's going to beryllium a truly prestigious tourney successful the future."

Bayern look Benfica successful their last radical signifier crippled connected Tuesday.

Information from ESPN's Lizzy Becherano and the Associated Press contributed to this report.