This week, the English have two disappointing Harrys.
And though this one didn’t get as far as a penalty shootout, it was a penalty kick that will live in infamy after Harry Kane hit an 84th minute try from the spot over the crossbar, letting France hang onto a 2-1 lead that ended up being the final score of the World Cup quarterfinal between the two ancient rivals.
France will go on to play Morocco in the semifinal. England will go on to question how, yet again, they let an opportunity at a major tournament fall through the cracks via a penalty miss. This one will go down in the same lore along with the disastrous penalty shootout in last summer’s European championship against Italy and the 1990 World Cup semifinal against West Germany. Kane, who had the chance to quell British nerves with an equalizer after Mason Mount was ruled to have been brought down illegally in the penalty box by Theo Hernandez, may never live the miss down.
The last, desperate chance for England came on a free kick just outside the box taken as the clock struck 100 minutes. Unlike The Netherlands on Friday, there was no magic to be had — Marcus Rashford’s try dipped over the wall and hit the back stanchion of the net, just barely high. It turned out to be the game’s final kick, and Kane put his head in his hands, crouching down in disbelief.
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