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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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David Hytner

Harry Kane admits World Cup penalty miss will haunt him for rest of his life

Harry Kane looks to the sky seconds before the end of England’s World Cup quarter-final against France.
Harry Kane looks to the sky seconds before the end of England’s World Cup quarter-final against France. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Harry Kane has admitted he will always be haunted by his World Cup penalty miss against France. The England captain lifted the ball high over the bar in the 84th minute of the 2-1 quarter-final defeat in Qatar and cut a broken figure afterwards.

It was the most serious individual setback of Kane’s senior career, after he established himself in the Tottenham team in the 2014-15 season, but he said he would not allow it to undermine his performances.

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