He kicked the ball when he started his run, but he missed badly. The shot flew into the stands after soaring high above the crossbar. Harry Kane stood ready and focused late in the game while his Tottenham teammate was standing in front of the goal with the ball still on the spot. He kicked the ball when he started his run, but he missed badly.
The shot flew into the stands after soaring high above the crossbar. Kylian Mbappe, France forward, celebrated loudly, but Kane was much less animated. As an immediate return to the World Cup semifinals slipped away, he did his best to ignore the wild scene around him by raising the front of his white England shirt over his mouth.
The opportunity for a penalty came in the 84th minute, with England trailing 2-1 against the France team that was the defending champions. Just 30 minutes after Kane scored from the same penalty spot to make it 1-1, it was a chance to get back to even. England’s first exit from a major soccer tournament since the 2016 European Championship came in a 2-1 victory, sending France back to the semifinals.
Jordan Henderson, an England midfielder, stated, “We know how many penalties Harry has scored for us — he scored the first one — how many goals he has contributed for us to even get here.” I’m confident that in the long run, it will make him stronger. Our captain is a world-class striker, and as I stated, we wouldn’t be here without him.
England’s best World Cup performance since 1990 saw England advance to the semifinals, and Kane won the Golden Boot as the tournament’s leading scorer. At Euro 2020 last year, England reached the final but lost to Italy on penalties. He scored four goals. Kane started all five games in Qatar and scored two goals. The first was in the round of 16 against Senegal.
The second on Saturday was Kane’s 53rd objective for Britain, moving him into a bind with Wayne Rooney for the most objectives scored for the public group. England coach Gareth Southgate said, “He’s been incredible for us and is so reliable in those kinds of situations.”
Without the numerous goals he has scored for us, we would not be here. Hugo Lloris, a Tottenham goalkeeper, faced Kane, a Tottenham striker, in the penalties against France. Lloris misjudged on the first attempt, diving to his left as the ball entered the opposite corner. On the second attempt, it didn’t matter which way Lloris dived, which was unfortunate for Kane.