Manchester City defender Kyle Walker has admitted that he 'doesn't know' about his England future after the Three Lions exited the World Cup at the quarter-final stage.
Gareth Southgate's side suffered a 2-1 defeat by France on Saturday evening, with Aurelien Tchouameni and Olivier Giroud on the scoresheet for Didier Deschamps' men. England levelled proceedings through Harry Kane's penalty, but the captain would go on to miss his second spot-kick late on in the tie.
City ace Walker, who faced a race against time to even be fit for the World Cup in Qatar, started the last three matches for the Three Lions and managed to keep the dangerous Kylian Mbappe relatively quiet in the quarter-final clash.
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Walker has made 73 appearances for his country, but at the age of 32, he has admitted that he will have to 'evaluate' his future when it comes to international football.
"I don't know, I'll have to evaluate that. It's not about me, it's about this team and what strides they've done over the last four years in getting to a semi-final, a final and then obviously the quarter-finals before being knocked out by the world champions," Walker told ITV when asked about his future.
The Blues right-back also suggested that the Three Lions played well against France, before praising his teammates for dedicating themselves to delivering for England at the tournament.
"I felt in the game, we played well, we played the world champions and I thought we probably created more chances and it's football. I've been in many games with England and sometimes you don't get what you deserve," Walker said.
"But I thought the lads, every single one of them, from start to finish over this month, have dedicated themselves to the cause and we just fell short."
Asked about Kane's penalty miss, Walker insisted that the entire team was behind the England captain and were there to support him after he missed the chance to level proceedings.
He added: "It's football. If there's anyone that I would want to step up and take a penalty, it's him. He scored one and things happen, but we're a team and we win together and lose together, he's our captain and he's our captain for a reason."
Walker, like his other City teammates, will now return to the Etihad ahead of a busy festive schedule. The Blues are back in competitive action for the first time after the break in the campaign against Liverpool on December 22.
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