England captain Harry Kane has taken to social media to share his disappointment at his team’s World Cup exit at the hands of Argentina, admitting the 2-1 defeat in Atlanta was ‘hard to take’.
Bayern Munich striker Kane led England with distinction, scoring six goals at the tournament, but could do little to avert the late defeat against Lionel Messi’s team on Wednesday.
‘No words are big enough right now to overcome this empty feeling in the stomach,’ he says. ‘We were close, really close to another final but it wasn’t enough.
‘We’ve given everything over these last 7 weeks and to fall short is hard to take! I know the expectations are high and rightly so, we’ve been knocking on the door for 8 years now but again are missing that final piece of the jigsaw!
‘That’s where we have to go away, process it and find a way to get better. I’m so proud of the boys and what we have shown throughout this tournament – some tough games and tough environments that we have overcome.
Some memories that will stay with us players and I’m sure you fans for a long long time! Going for glory doesn’t always mean you will get it. You have to fight for it, get knocked down, pick yourself up and go again and that’s what we will do, there’s no other way but to keep believing and keeping pushing.
‘Thank you to every single fan that travelled and showed their support in the stadiums. Thank you to every fan back home for believing in us. Thank you to the boys and staff for everything you have given. As always Win or lose, we learn and go again!’
England captain Harry Kane led his team with distinction at the World Cup, scoring six goals
Kane was seen in am embrace with Messi at the finish, a rare example of sportsmanship by the poorly-behaved South Americans who did little to enhance their reputation on an ill-tempered night.
‘I’m gutted,’ Kane said in his post-match interview. ‘I’m gutted for the boys, I’m gutted for everyone, the team, the staff, the fans. We played a good game for the large majority of it.
‘Once we went 1-0 up we seemed to just try and hold on which at this level is just not enough, so I’m gutted.
‘We worked so hard to be here. The lads have given every last bit of running, sweat, blood, tears, whatever it is, so to fall short like today is just gutting.’
