The Spurs striker had the possibility to pressure extra-time on the Al Bayt Stadium however France triumphed 2-1 because of his horrific miss.
It might not have been a shootout but it surely was nonetheless the identical outdated story for England: extra penalty ache.
What was outstanding in regards to the Three Lions’ newest spot-kick sorrow was that Harry Kane had truly transformed one to degree this enthralling World Cup quarter-final on the Al Bayt Stadium.
Nonetheless, when the Spurs striker was given the possibility to revive parity a second time, after Olivier Giroud had headed France right into a 2-1 lead, Kane ballooned the ball over the bar, evoking reminiscences of Chris Waddle at Italia ’90.
This newest failure from 12 yards out will arguably hit even more durable than that notorious loss to West Germany. England had been the higher aspect after falling behind to Aurelien Tchouameni’s gorgeous early strike from distance.
Nonetheless, after Kane had seemingly damaged the curse to affix Wayne Rooney on 53 targets for England, it struck once more with simply six minutes of regular time remaining to go away a nation coping with an all-too-familiar feeling of devastation.
Beneath, GOAL runs by way of all the winners and losers from an evening of bittersweet evening for Kane in Al Khor…