Harry Kane became England's all-time World Cup leading scorer by tallying a goal in Saturday's 2-0 win over Panama at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Jude Bellingham also scored for England, who advance to the knockout stage as group winners.
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Kane scored on Bellingham's cross to make it 2-0, notching his 11th World Cup goal, one more than Gary Lineker's previous England men's record.
Kane has 18 goals in major international tournaments for England.
"It is a proud one for sure," Kane told the BBC. "I spoke before the tournament about the World Cup being the biggest competition we play as professional footballers, so to get to 11 goals is a proud feeling.
"It is always hard to take in. I just want to enjoy this moment with the team, enjoy being top of the table. I never take these moments for granted. Another good milestone to hit, and I hope it is not the last one in this tournament."
The England captain tied Lineker after scoring twice in the 4-2 win over Croatia in their World Cup opener.
Lineker described Kane as the "greatest English striker we've ever had" after his brace in the team's first match of the tournament.
Kane tied Jurgen Klinsmann with 82 international goals, and Kane also equaled Sandor Kocsis with 11 World Cup goals.
"It's an honor to play with him," Bellingham said. "He's the best England player of all time; he's the one who's showed up more than anyone, more than any England player.
"He's at a level at the moment which is just incredible. You just don't doubt him, as you know he's going to make a difference in the game."
Kane won the Golden Boot in Russia in 2018, when he scored six goals during England's run to the semifinal, including a hat trick against Panama.
He then bagged two more goals during the Qatar World Cup in 2022 but missed a penalty against France in the quarterfinal defeat.
Lineker scored his 10 goals in two tournaments, winning the Golden Boot with six goals at Mexico in 1986 before adding four at Italy in 1990.
Kane's goal against Panama keeps him in the hunt to become the first player to win the Golden Boot twice. He is two behind Lionel Messi at five, and Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland, Ousmane Dembélé and Vinícius Júnior each have four.
Kane's latest landmark comes after a remarkable campaign at Bayern Munich; the striker has 70 goals for the season for club and country.
After topping their group, England will face a third-place team from Group I or K, likely to be Senegal or Congo DR, in the round of 32 in Atlanta on Wednesday.
ESPN's James Olley, Tom Hamilton, PA and The Associated Press contributed to this report.