Harry Kane missed penalty throughout England’s 2-1 World Cup defeat to France was a carbon copy of 1 he missed for Tottenham Hotspur simply two months in the past.
Spurs defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 within the Champions League on October 12 and the England captain, in eerily related circumstances to Saturday evening’s quarterfinal recreation, scored one penalty earlier than sending his second spot-kick over the bar.
It appears lightning does strike twice, with Kane this time beating his Spurs teammate Hugo Lloris to attract the sport towards France degree at 1-1.
Harry Kane (proper) missed a penalty for England throughout their World Cup Quarterfinal vs France
It was a carbon reproduction of a penalty he had missed two months in the past for Tottenham Hotspur
Kane (L) was left distraught on the pitch after England had been eradicated from the World Cup
The England ahead was then given one other alternative to equalise for england after Olivier Giroud’s header put France forward 2-1.
Kane stepped as much as take the penalty, however as he did earlier than for Tottenham despatched the ball over the cross bar.
Whereas there was much more driving on Saturday’s end result, Kane’s earlier penalty miss for Tottenham didn’t have an effect on the general final result of the sport, with Spurs happening to win 3-2.
But, the 29-year-old, who may have edged Wayne Rooney to change into England’s all-time main goalscorer had he scored his second penalty, has scored 58 of the 69 spot-kicks he is taken throughout his illustrious home and worldwide careers.
After the match, the England captain wore the duty for what’s simply the eleventh miss of his profession, conceding that he ‘could not fault his preparation’ within the run as much as the match.
Kane had beforehand scored one penalty in the course of the recreation vs membership teammate Hugo Lloris (R)
‘I am at all times somebody who prepares for if I get one penalty within the recreation, two penalties, I at all times have an concept of what I need to do,’ Kane instructed ITV after the sport.
‘I can not fault my preparation or any factor like that the small print it was simply the execution on the evening.
‘The primary one was nice and the second, I simply did not hit it fairly how I wished to. That is one thing that I will should tackle the chin and it will harm for positive.’
Kane was fouled on the sting of the penalty space in a contentious deal with by Dayot Upamecano
Regardless of the end result, England can maintain their heads excessive after an excellent efficiency towards France the place they had been topic to a couple contentious refereeing choices from Wilton Sampaio.
The striker was on the coronary heart of a type of choices when French defender Dayot Upamecano fouled him simply on the sting of the penalty space, which ought to have been a free-kick.
But, Gareth Southgate’s facet we’re left heartbroken and Kane expressed his pleasure at how effectively his staff had carried out all through the match.
‘The entire recreation will harm as a result of we had full perception in what we had been attempting to attain. However because the captain I am going to take that. However yeah, I could not be prouder of the boys.’
‘I am happy with the boys. We had a fantastic camp, a fantastic World Cup and like I mentioned it got here all the way down to a small element that I am going to take duty for.’
