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Double trouble! Meet Kane and Southgate's lookalikes

Job well done: Now England face Croatia on Wednesday in the semi-final
Job well done: Now England face Croatia on Wednesday in the semi-final

England fans at home and in Russia have had to have a double take as two lookalikes have stolen the show.

A Harry Kane doppelganger has football fans chanting his name as England get ever closer to the ultimate glory.

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Danny Mclaughlin has posed for hundreds of photographs and videos thanks to his resemblance to the Tottenham star.

Photo finish: Harry Kane’s double gets some extra attention
Photo finish: Harry Kane’s double gets some extra attention

Then on Monday the Gareth Soutgate in-the-stands was finally unmasked.

Following victory over Sweden, pictures began to emerge of the waistcoat-wearing England manager in with fans.

It wasn’t Southgate but Surrey’s Neil Rowe, a British Airways pilot who has found fame on the Three Lions march to the semi-finals.

Dressed to impress: Gareth Southgate mark II gets in on the act
Dressed to impress: Gareth Southgate mark II gets in on the act

Kane lookalike Mclaughlin, 26, says life in Essex has become a challenge thanks to the the six-goal striker’s success.

He said: “As soon as I walk into the pub, people scream. There were queues of people asking for my photo – men and women of all ages.

“Last Saturday, some ladies even thought I was him! It is weird when you catch people taking a photo of you.

“Last Thursday, I was approached by somebody at the station who asked me if I knew I looked like Harry Kane.

“Before I knew it, I’d missed my train.”

But the council worker’s client facing weekend job at Westfield shopping centre in West London, where he works on the service desk as a team manager, even has Danny posing for photos and videos during his shifts.

He said: “People come up to me and ask my colleagues to take photos of me with them.”

“When England played Tunisia, a couple asked my colleague to take a video of me for their grandson.”