Harry Kane was the tragic figure in the Three Lions' World Cup defeat by France. The Tottenham striker had to go twice from the spot - and missed the second penalty. While his first penalty was a commanding one, his second chance from the point gave him his nerves. The ball sailed well over the goal and the chance to equalize again was gone. After the game, the unlucky raven commented on his penalty.

Harry Kane set a record with his first converted penalty. Never in World Cup history has a player converted more than four penalties at a World Cup. Ironically, the ice-cold Brit then shot the second penalty kick into the night sky. In the aftermath, the attacker found it difficult to find an explanation. "I can't blame my preparation or details for the miss," Kane explained after the game. "I felt just as safe with the first penalty as with the second," he said.

After the associated end, he was disappointed, but not broken. For Kane it was a matter of course to take responsibility as a top scorer and leader of the pack and of course the otherwise so accurate striker also knows that such fateful moments are part of football. "It will haunt us for a while, but we will put that behind us too. As captain, I take responsibility, including taking the penalty," he took the "blame" on himself. Kane has always had a rather specific tactic with penalty kicks. These are always very tight and often shot high. What is clear is that penalties that are taken hard and high and don't miss the goal are 99 percent possible. The risk, however, lies in the fact that a ball acquires weightlessness and drifts into the upper tier. In such a decisive moment, of course, it is more than bitter. But one or the other might still prefer that to triple attempts and half-up slides, which almost always end in disaster.

This article was originally published on 90min.de as Kane takes responsibility after fatal miss.