Kane: We are in the grieving stage, but we have full confidence in Tuchel

England captain Harry Kane has admitted the national team will be "mourning" their missed opportunity at the 2026 World Cup for some time to come. Despite being in the bronze medal match in Miami, the emotional wound of losing in the semifinals is still extremely fresh. It will be recalled that in the match against Argentina, the English were only five minutes away from their first men's final in 60 years, but the opponent turned the tide of the game by scoring two late goals and "Obviously, we're still feeling the despair from last night, those emotions and the doubts. It's going to be with us for a while. We're still in the grieving stage and we're going to be there for the next few weeks," Kane admitted. In his comment, the striker made a special emphasis on the head coach Thomas Tuchel. The last half hour of the match against Argentina caused a flurry of discussions: the defensive substitutions of the German specialist, which allowed the opponent to sit on England's goal, were criticized from all sides. Even Donald Trump publicly questioned the coach's decision. However, Kane expressed absolute solidarity with the mentor. "This is our highest result in 60 years. The enthusiasm he has, the emotions he brings, his tactical experience. It doesn't mean that you will do everything right every time. He gave faith not only to the players, but also to the whole country, that this is our year. That's why it hurts even more now - everyone really believed that we would go all the way," the captain emphasized. Speaking about the reasons for the disappointing defeat and the very last piece of the puzzle that the team was missing, the 32-year-old forward admitted serious problems with controlling the game under pressure at crucial moments. "The last 30 minutes against Argentina is not the team we want to be. We've spent a lot of time over the last two years discussing situations like this, but the bottom line is we still lost," Kane concluded. "We have to learn to be in those situations. I think the Nations League will be important for us - matches against strong teams like Spain and Croatia. The coach will also improve his performance with this experience. The main thing is to show it the next time we find ourselves in a similar situation," Harry concluded.