England’s second group stage match at this year’s Men’s World Cup ended in a surprising 0-0 draw to Ghana, headlined by Harry Kane’s forgettable night.
The Bayern Munich striker struggled to get involved with his teammates and when a brilliant chance fell to him — not all that easy, to be sure — Kane skied it from close range.
A Ghanaian witch doctor who had proclaimed prior to the match that he would curse Kane gleefully took credit afterwards for the outcome.
But Kane took his miss in stride — part
of a striker’s life, and one of many chances that he will still find or create the rest of the way.
“You go through games like that,” Kane explained afterwards in comments captured by @iMiaSanMia. “I was just waiting for an opportunity like that to fall my way. It was the kind of game as a striker where you’re just waiting for the ball to bounce, and it did. I just couldn’t quite get over the ball, but I’d back myself to score that more often than not.
“It is what it is. I’ve been a striker long enough to know they don’t always go in, so I have to accept it.”
(Don’t worry, the curse has since been lifted.)
For England, it was a return to form. After a second-half flurry in their opening match, under-producing with a star-laden roster was a far more familiar sight for Three Lions fans. Tuchel might have his side playing better football overall, but you wouldn’t know it from the way they struggled to break down Ghana — who, on their own merits, had put on an impressive defensive performance.
You don’t need a witch doctor for that.
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