FIFA World Cup 2022 | England skipper Kane 'gutted' after World Cup penalty pain
The Hindu
The England captain said he had felt confident as he lined up his second penalty of the night against France goalkeeper and Tottenham team-mate Hugo Lloris
Harry Kane was left "gutted" on Saturday after missing a crucial penalty in England's 2-1 World Cup quarter-final defeat to France.
England skipper Kane blazed an 84th minute spot-kick over the bar that would have levelled the score at 2-2 at the Al Bayt Stadium.
It was another cruel chapter in England's decades-long psychodrama revolving around major tournaments and penalty heartaches.
Kane had earlier made no mistake with another penalty on 54 minutes that saw him equal Wayne Rooney's England goalscoring tally of 53 goals.
"As the captain, I'll take that on the chin and that responsibility, missing the penalty, so it's hard," Kane said afterwards.
"Really tough night to take. I'm gutted, the team are gutted. We had the belief that we could achieve something special at this World Cup, but it came down to small details.
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