Harry Kane was “very, very low” after missing a penalty during England’s World Cup quarter-final defeat by France, but manager Gareth Southgate defended his captain and insisted he had nothing to be sorry for.
Kane had earlier scored an England equaliser from the spot, crashing the ball into the net of his Tottenham teammate Hugo Lloris to equal Wayne Rooney’s record tally of 53 England goals. But at the second time of asking, with the score now 2-1 following Olivier Giroud’s headed goal for France, Kane lashed his effort high over the crossbar and England never recovered.
