Sting of latest knockout defeat will linger after Gareth Southgate’s team went toe-to-toe with the world champions
The scourge of missed penalties returned to haunt England last night as their World Cup dreams ended in familiar scenes of tears and shattered dreams.
At the final whistle, as players slumped to the turf and hands covered their faces, the abiding memory was of Gareth Southgate comforting his captain Harry Kane. It was Kane who had the chance to equalise this pulsating quarter-final against France when, with England 2-1 down, he stepped forward from 12 yards out.
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