Euro 2024: Spain defeat really tough to take, says Harry Kane


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Kane
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England
skipper
Harry
Kane
has
admitted
that
the
team’s
defeat
to
Spain
in
the
Euro
2024
final
is
a
difficult
moment
for
them.

The
Three
Lions
once
again
had
their
hopes
of
clinching
a
silverware
dashed
when
La
Roja
proved
tough
with
a
2-1
victory
on
Sunday
night.

Despite
Cole
Palmer
climbing
off
the
bench
to
cancel
out
Nico
Williams’
second-half
strike,
a
late
goal
from
Mikel
Oyarzabal
ensured
Spain
sealed
a
record
fourth
title.

“It’s
hard
to
put
into
words
how
we’re
all
feeling
right
now.
Tough
game.
We
did
well
to
get
back
into
the
game
and
struggled
to
build
on
that.
To
concede
late
on
is
really
tough
to
take,”
Kane
told
ITV.

“We’ve
been
coming
from
behind
all
tournament,
we’ve
got
it
in
the
locker.
We
didn’t
take
the
next
step
and
win
it.

“In
the
first
half,
we
struggled.
We
couldn’t
keep
the
ball.
The
second
half
was
better
and
we
got
the
goal.
We
got
caught
with
a
cross
and
that’s
the
final.

“It’s
an
opportunity
missed.
These
finals
aren’t
easy
to
get
to.
You
have
to
take
it
when
it
comes,
and
we
haven’t
done
it
again.
It’s
extremely
painful
and
it’ll
hurt
for
a
long
time.

“Gareth
will
go
away
and
take
time
to
decide.
We
wanted
to
win
it
for
him.”

Spain’s
victory
marks
their
fourth
European
Championship
title,
making
them
the
most
successful
team
in
the
tournament’s
history.
For
England,
the
wait
for
a
major
international
trophy
continues,
as
they
reflect
on
another
heartbreaking
near-miss
on
the
biggest
stage.