Anyone can miss a penalty, says Kane after Bukayo Saka heartbreak
After the Wembley showpiece finished 1-1, Kane scored England’s first penalty of the shoot-out but Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Saka all failed to convert from the spot.
That left England to reflect on a missed opportunity to end their 55-year wait for a major trophy, but Kane insisted Gareth Southgate’s team are moving in the right direction.
Kane told BBC Sport: “We couldn’t have given more, the boys couldn’t have given more. Penalties are obviously the worst feeling in the world when you lose. It wasn’t our night.
“It’s been a fantastic tournament and we should be proud, hold our heads up high. Of course it’s going to hurt now, it’s going to hurt for a while but we’re on the right track and we’re building. Hopefully we can progress from this next year.
“Obviously we got off to the perfect start. Maybe dropped a little bit too deep. Sometimes when you score that early it’s easy to try soak up the pressure and hold onto that.
“They had a lot of possession but to be fair we looked fairly in control. They didn’t create too many chances. They got their breakthrough from the set-piece and then after that it was probably 50-50.
