Along with Harry Maguire, Kane was one of only two England players to score from the spot as Italy won the shoot-out 3–2 after a 1–1 draw at Wembley after extra time.
Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka all missed penalties, giving England their chance to win their first major trophy since the 1966 World Cup.
“A penalty is the worst feeling in the world when you lose,” Kane told ITV. “Anyone can miss a penalty. A penalty is a penalty. We went through a process. The boys did everything they could, it was not our night.”
Luke Shaw got England off to a great start with a goal in the second minute.
but the fastest goal euro final History could not propel England to victory as they slowly let Italy back into the match.
Leonardo Bonucci equalized in the second half, setting the stage for England’s latest penalty horror after decades of previous shoot-out defeats.
Italy give England penalty heartache to win Euro 2020
Tottenham striker Kane admitted that England had played into Italy’s hands by taking a cautious approach in a failed attempt to maintain their lead.
“We were playing against a very good team. We started off right. Maybe a little bit too deep at times. They had a lot of ball,” Kane said.
“We looked pretty in control, didn’t create too many chances. He got his breakthrough from the set-piece and was 50-50 after that.”
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After reaching his first European Championship final in an uplifting race for his first major title match since the 1966 World Cup, Kane insisted that England would bounce back from the painful defeat.
“We win together, we lose together. We will learn from it and move on. Those boys will move on from it and it will give us more inspiration for the World Cup next year,” he said.
“You have to hold your head high. It’s been a great tournament.”
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