Harry Kane will be spurred on by his penalty miss in Qatar. He's almost unshakeable in his mentality' Stuart Peace and Chris Waddle on what it takes to come back from spot-kick misery

"England's dreams of winning the 2022 World Cup four years ago ended in agonising - but familiar - fashion. As has been the case in so many tournaments over the years, the humble penalty spot was to blame for England's exit, when Harry Kane uncharacteristically fired a late penalty over the bar as the Three Lions suffered a 2-1 defeat to France in Qatar."

"I was in the stadium and my jaw just dropped you never expect Kane to miss, Pearce tells FourFourTwo. He would have been so disappointed with that, but he'll use it to spur himself on to deliver more big things for England. We're talking about one of the strongest characters in the squad he's almost unshakeable in his mentality. He's been absolutely brilliant this season, and this might be his last World Cup."

"Since he's gone to Bayern, he's been on another level, says the former Newcastle and Marseille winger, who, like Kane, fired his spot kick over the bar. There are two ways you can look at it after you miss a penalty you can curl up in a corner and hide, but I wasn't going to do that. I missed a penalty but it wasn't going to affect me after."

England’s 2022 World Cup run ended with a 2-1 defeat to France after Harry Kane missed a late penalty by firing over the bar. Until that moment, England had looked among the tournament’s most impressive teams. Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle, both former England players who missed penalties in England’s 1990 World Cup semi-final shootout against West Germany, reflected on Kane’s experience. Pearce said Kane’s miss would disappoint him but could spur him to deliver more for England, citing Kane’s strong, unshakeable mentality. Waddle said Kane could respond by not hiding after the miss, and he noted Kane’s continued high performance since moving to Bayern.

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