Jordan Henderson gave Harry Kane his comeuppance after missing penalty against France

The Liverpool midfielder spoke out strongly about the striker's performance and his miss that cost England elimination

11/12/2022, 05:26 PM +00:00

England's Jordan Brian Henderson spoke out about the penalty miss by team-mate Harry Kane in the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final against France. In an interview for ITV, the midfielder defended the striker and assured that this mistake will make him stronger.

"We know how many penalties Harry has scored for us, how many goals he has contributed to get us this far. He will be stronger for this in the future. He is a world-class striker and our captain. He'll bounce back," Henderson said. Finally, the 32-year-old spoke about whether this is a missed opportunity for England and said, "We feel good, the performances were really good, the focus and hunger has been really good."

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"Kane has scored a lot of penalties and scored a lot of goals to get us this far. That will make him stronger in the future," he said in the mixed zone at the conclusion of the game. "He's a world-class striker, and our captain, he'll bounce back," he added, referring to the Tottenham striker and England captain's performance during the World Cup. The striker has scored just two goals in the tournament, as well as providing three assists, including two in the group-stage match against Iran. He also played three games in total.

You win with goals here. France scored them, England squandered them and the former advance to the semi-final, where they will face surprise package Morocco. If logic doesn't get the better of the predictions, they should be on their way to the Final of the Middle East tournament.

The English dream is over

England laid the foundations of the game from start to finish. Kylian Mbappé's side are different because they are pure poison in attack, attentive, as soon as they move the ball from midfield, there is danger, which is why England took possession. They took away what France cherish most: the ball.