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Harry Kane, 32, casts doubt over whether he will play another World Cup with England after Argentina heartbreak

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HARRY KANE has refused to confirm whether he intends to play at another World Cup. The England skipper, 32, was left devastated after his side blew a late lead to lose 2-1 to Argentina and crash out of the World Cup semi-finals. Kane has played at three World Cups for the Three Lions, making two semis and a quarter-final, all as captain. Given that he’ll be 36 by the time the next edition comes around, it remains to be seen whether he will still be in the national set-up by then. Asked whether this was his last World Cup, Kane said: “It’s still too early to say. I take it year by year and see how I feel. “I love playing for England. But of course, four years is a long time. Then again, you can see someone like Messi still performing at the highest level even at an older age. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL “I honestly don’t know. Right now, I just need to process this elimination. We gave everything we had, but in the end, it wasn’t enough.” The defeat against Argentina was Kane’s 121st cap – taking him above Wayne Rooney as the Three Lions’ most-capped outfielder ever. Only Peter Shilton, with 125 appearances, has played more times for England than Kane. Speaking to the BBC after the game, Kane added: “Gutted for the boys, gutted for everyone – the team, the staff, the fans. Most read in Football WORLD CUP 2026 FREE BETS AND SIGN UP OFFERS “We played a good game, the large majority of it. When we went 1-0 up we seemed to try and hold on, which at this level is not enough. “So, just gutted because we’ve worked so hard to be here and the lads have given every last bit of running, blood, sweat, tears. To fall short is just gutting.” On his side’s late collapse, Kane added: “We struggled to get pressure on the ball. “Especially first half and start of the second half, we pressed them well, we put them under loads of pressure high up the pitch which then allowed us to win balls and control the game a bit better. “After the goal, whether it was them putting more men forward or us not being able to match them man for man, it was just wave after wave. “Lads were putting blocks in but, in the end, it just wasn’t enough.”

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