England captain Kane: 'It's an opportunity missed'

England captain Harry Kane has lamented a second lost Euro final, 2-1 against Spain, as a missed opportunity as his personal run without any silverware continued.

"It's hard to put into words how we're all feeling right now. Tough game. We did well to get back into the game and struggled to build on that. To concede late on is really tough to take," he told ITV.

"We've been coming from behind all tournament, we've got it in the locker. We didn't take the next step and win it.

"In the first half, we struggled. We couldn't keep the ball. Second half was better and we got the goal. We got caught with a cross and that's the final.

"It's an opportunity missed. These finals aren't easy to get to. You have to take it when it comes and we haven't done it again. It's extremely painful and it'll hurt for a long time."

Substitute Mikel Oyarzabal slid into Marc Cucurella's low cross to fire Spain's winnner in the 86th minute after their 47th-minute opener from Nico Williams was cancelled out by English sub Cole Palmer in the 73rd.

England had also lost the last Euro final in 2021, on penalties against Italy. Kane, who is yet to win a trophy for club or country, was substituted on the hour. England's lone men's trophy remains the 1966 World Cup title.