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England captain Kane claims Italy heartbreak provides motivation for World Cup

England captain Harry Kane says his team will get motivation from their heartbreaking Euro 2020 final loss to Italy.

The Three Lions went ahead through Luke Shaw before Leonardo Bonucci equalised in the second-half.

The game eventually went to penalties, where Italy won 3-2 thanks to goalkeeping heroics from Gianluigi Donnarumma.

"I couldn't have given more, the boys couldn't have given more," Kane told BBC.

"Penalties are obviously the worst feeling in the world when you lose. It wasn't our night, but it's been a fantastic tournament and we should be proud to hold our heads up high. It's going to hurt now, but we're on the right track and are building.

"Hopefully we can make progress from this next year. Italy are a great side. We got off to a perfect start and maybe dropped a little too deep, it's easy to try to soak up the pressure and hold onto that. To be fair we looked fairly in control, and they got their break from the set piece.

"Penalties is penalties. We went through our process, the boys did everything they could, it just wasn't our night. These things can happen. Anyone can miss a penalty.

"We win together, we lose together. The boys can grow from it, and it gives us motivation for the World Cup next year. We're all winners, we want to win, and it will probably hurt for the rest of our careers, but that's football."

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