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England eager to win British derby over Wales - Tottenham striker Kane

England striker Harry Kane has highlighted the importance of achieving a winning result in their Euro2016 clash with Wales.

The Three Lions meet their British neighbours in Lens on Thursday and Tottenham star Kane is well aware of the magnitude of the encounter as he and his teammates look to avoid defeat to their 'little brothers' having drawn their opening match 1-1 with Russia on Saturday.

"We know it's a derby. We know how much it is going to mean to us and our fans and everybody involved," said the 22-year-old.

"We are looking forward to it. We want to win it.

"They are players I have played against and a lot of players have played against, so it gives us a bit more inside knowledge about what they are like.

"But they have been doing great. They had a great result (beating Slovakia), so they will be full of confidence and we have got to go out there and put things right."

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