France captain Hugo Lloris has said he “shares this moment of pain” with Tottenham Hotspur team-mate Harry Kane, after the England skipper missed a deceive penalty in the World Cup quarter-final.
England’s World Cup campaign ended in misery in Qatar as they lost 2-1 to reigning champions France.
Kane blazed a late penalty over the bar after Olivier Giroud had scored France’s second. The England captain had earlier scored from the spot, to cancel out Aurelien Tchouameni’s brilliant 25-yard drive, which beat Jordan Pickford low to his right.
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Lloris said afterwards that his team-mates “deserved credit” for the victory but that he sympathised with his Spurs colleague Kane.
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Harry Kane faces Hugo Lloris again — but blasts his second penalty over the bar. Photo: Getty ImagesLloris said: “I want to be honest with you, with all the emotions, it’s a big match, it was a key moment. The man that I am have to be honest, we are team-mates, I respect him a lot. Kane took the responsibility at a key moment in the match.
“Fortunately for the French team he missed. I know he is strong and he may not think about it for too long. I can share this moment of pain with him. I didn’t speak to Harry after the match.
“We have to savour this moment in the dressing room. It’s a big moment. It’s England. We did a very good job. The French players deserve the credit. We have to prepare for the next battle.”
Lloris, 35, is aiming to become the first player in the 92-year history of the World Cup to win the tournament back-to-back as a national team captain.
He has played in England since 2012, when he moved to Tottenham from Lyon, and praised the competitiveness of Gareth Southgate’s side.
He added: “The mental aspect was decisive. It was a difficult match against a very good English team, they deserve a lot of praise because it was a great battle right to the end.
“We were solid in the important moments of the match, we hurt them when we had to.”
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