Hearing the ebullient BBC commentator Guy Mowbray compare Harry Kane to William Shakespeare after the England striker had put his side 2-1 ahead against the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday night tipped the Scotland supporters who were watching over the edge.
Beating opponents who are in 46th place in the current FIFA World Rankings thanks to a goal four minutes from the end of regulation time in a World Cup last 32 match in Atlanta was hardly a feat that was on a par with Henry V slaying the French at the Battle of Agincourt.