Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse is proud of England U21's run to the Euro semifinals.

They suffered a gut-wrenching shoot-out loss in their semi-final in Tychy on Tuesday, losing 4-3 following a 2-2 draw after extra-time.

Ward-Prowse told thefa.com: "We've practised during the weeks leading up to this and sometimes the keeper can do well, but we have to learn from these experiences to make us stronger.

"We're obviously disappointed, the reaction in the changing rooms is that everybody is proud of themselves and, while it wasn't the outcome that we wanted, we gave ourselves the best chance to win the game.

"We had to keep our heads up, we had to give ourselves the best chance and no-one has any regrets about the way we worked to get where we are.

"We're proud of the way we prepared ourselves for every game and we've had to overcome some difficult times, but that's the kind of character that we've got.

"But everybody, collectively and individually, will learn from this experience."