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Harry Kane ‘takes responsibility’ for world cup exit

Harry Kane ‘takes responsibility’ for world cup exit

Harry Kane, the captain of England, accepted responsibility for the Three Lions' quarterfinal loss to the defending champions France. France defeated England 2-1 at Al Khor on Sunday to advance to the semifinals of the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022 thanks to goals from Aurelien Tchouameni and Olivier Giroud. 

In the waning moments of the game, Kane had a penalty opportunity to score the equalizer, but he missed what may have been the most important penalty of his team's season.

"It takes place every four years. It takes a while to wait. I'm happy with the boys. We had a fantastic camp and World Cup, and I'll accept credit for the minor elements that made the difference," Kane was reported by Skysports as saying.

"I am not concerned with the team or how it may impact them. We have some excellent skills. Although it will hurt, not only myself but everyone involved, football is a sport. Sometimes, you just have to roll with it and keep going," he went on to say.

The captain of England, Harry Kane, earlier received encouragement from manager Gareth Southgate after he missed a penalty that would have advanced his team to the semifinals.

"I believe that as a team, we both win and lose, allow a few goals to get in, and miss a few opportunities. Harry has been outstanding for us and incredibly dependable in those kinds of circumstances. Without the goals he scored for us, we would not be where we are now," Southgate, as cited by Sky Sports, remarked.

"When you receive a second penalty and the goalie knows you so well (both Kane and Lloris are teammates at Tottenham Hotspur), it is incredibly challenging. Although he is the finest, even the best will occasionally fail. Football is that. There isn't anyone I'd prefer to be within that circumstance, and if it happened tomorrow, I'd feel the same way."

The manager added, "He has been an excellent leader of this group throughout this tournament; I think his performance tonight was his finest of the tournament."

Southgate, who has two more years left on his contract, stated that he would need some time to "evaluate and reflect" after the World Cup loss.

"Every tournament has ended with us sitting down to examine and reflect. Therefore, we need some time to ensure that everyone takes the appropriate choices," Southgate remarked. 

"Every time I've concluded one of these tournaments, I've required time to reflect before deciding because you experience so many different emotions on an emotional level. These competitions require a tremendous amount of energy," he went on to say.

Coming into the game, France had a significant amount of ball possession. In the seventh minute, France's top striker Kylian Mbappe gave his team a chance when he curled a cross into the penalty area of England. Olivier Giroud then attempted a scorpion kick, but it was unsuccessful.

Giroud attempted a header in the eleventh minute, giving France another opportunity to score, but England was unharmed.

In the 17th minute, Mbappe gave the ball to Antoine Griezmann, who then dragged it back to Aurelien Tchouameni, giving France the lead. He stunned Jordan Pickford, the English goalkeeper, by shooting the ball from about 30 yards out and into the bottom left corner of the net.

Following this, England's Luke Shaw and Harry Kane tried to score, but Hugo Lloris stopped both. Kane's close-range shot was stopped by Lloris' outstanding save, but England was obviously hoping for a comeback.

England's Harry Kane tripped on the edge of France's penalty area in the 25th minute, but a VAR review determined that there was no need for a penalty because the incident occurred beyond the area of the box.

Kane attempted to score again but was again unsuccessful. Although England began to control the game in terms of shots on goal and ball possession, an equalizer was still required. Griezmann was given a yellow card for tripping Kyle Walker in the 42nd minute.

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