Saka

England's World Cup journey may be over, but the future remains as bright as ever.Youngsters starred for Gareth Southgate in Qatar from Bukayo Saka.

“I don’t think he (Sterling) is near what he was a couple of seasons ago. A strong performance against the current World Champion, good defending against Mbappe & Co., but France very effective as always. [talkSPORT.com](https://talksport.com/radioplayer/live/index.html?interstitial=true). Kylian Mbappe was only given a five. [Arsenal](https://talksport.com/sport/football/team/113203/arsenal/) star Mesut Ozil had nothing but praise for the 21-year-old, writing on Twitter: “You don’t need to feel ashamed Team England. [2-1 quarter-final defeat to France](https://talksport.com/football/1273964/harry-kane-jude-bellingham-tears-england-world-cup-penalty-france/) has been praised.

Aurelien Tchouameni's goal was cancelled out by Harry Kane's effort from the spot after Saka was brought down by France's goalscorer.

Unfortunately for England, Kane couldn't match his penalty earlier in the half as he blazed over. And I promise you, it will stay with him forever.' 'And I bet when Hernandez saw him go off, he breathed a huge sigh of relief. With England pressing for a second, the world champions struck through [Olivier Giroud](/sport/olivier-giroud/index.html). [Bukayo Saka](/sport/bukayo-saka/index.html) a minute after France re-took the lead in Saturday's quarter-final clash. 'He couldn't handle Saka.

Bukayo Saka produced a string of impressive performances at the World Cup as England crash out of the tournament with a 2-1 loss against France at the Al ...

Even if we had scored a goal and got to extra-time, he was the player I felt got me on the edge of my seat. A number of Three Lions stars can take some pride from their performances in Qatar - with [Bukayo Saka](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/bukayo-saka) one of them, having chipped in with three goals and two assists at the World Cup. [crashed out of the competition with a 2-1 defeat against France](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/england-france-live-stream-updates-28701969) at the Al Bayt Stadium, courtesy of goals from Aurelien Tchouameni and Oliver Giroud. "When he saw him go off, Hernandez must've got a huge sign of relief. But I would've kept him on for every single second of that game. Gareth Southgate's side have now reached the quarter-finals in each of their last three major tournaments, having previously lost to Italy in the final at Euro 2020. Southgate has been criticised for not making changes earlier but Redknapp has slammed him for taking off Saka. Saka won the penalty that Kane scored, with the 21-year-old jinking inside onto his favourite left food before being brought down by Tchouameni. [Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) midfielder Jamie Redknapp and he believes that the England winger should've stayed on the pitch, instead of being taken off for [Raheem Sterling](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/raheem-sterling). [Tottenham](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/tottenham-hotspur-fc) forward blazed his spot-kick over the bar to condemn [England to a frustrating defeat against the reigning world champions](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/england-vs-france-player-ratings-28703569). [Harry Kane](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/harry-kane) scored the Three Lions' only goal of the game although he had the chance to take the game to extra-time and add his second from the penalty spot. [Mesut Ozil](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/mesut-ozil) has heaped praise on [Bukayo Saka](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/bukayo-saka) and urged him to keep his head up following England's painful exit from the [World Cup](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/world-cup-2022?service=responsive).

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but France very effective as always," Ozil "You don't need to feel ashamed Team England. [Ozil](https://sportsbrief.com/tag/mesut-ozil/) has urged Saka not to feel despondent following England's elimination from the tournament.

Mesut Ozil has told Arsenal youngster Bukayo Saka that "the future belongs to you" after England's World Cup exit.

"A strong performance against the current World Champion, good defending against Mbappe & Co., but France very effective as always. [esut Ozil](/topic/mesut-ozil) has told [Arsenal](/topic/arsenal) youngster [Bukayo Saka](/topic/bukayo-saka) that "the future belongs to you" after [England](/topic/england)'s [World Cup](/topic/world-cup) exit. [France](/topic/france) in the quarter-finals.

BUKAYO SAKA has broken his silence after England's World Cup exit with a touching social media post thanking the “special” squad, Gareth Southga.

[suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 loss](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20717112/england-france-harry-kane-missed-penalty-match-report/) to France in the 2022 [World Cup](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/) quarter-finals at the Al Bayt Stadium last night. A World Cup semi-finalist” - leading to supporters instantly hitting back at the Premier League leaders’ Twitter account as they blasted the tweet. “This group are really special and talented, so although we are disappointed now, I am really excited for our future. [Arsenal](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196653/arsenal/) captioned the tweet with: “Our Wilo. [Saka, who was fouled in the build-up to France’s opener](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20716485/fuming-england-fans-france-goal-saka-foul/), and Aaron Ramsdale both being part of the England squad, they shared a photo of Frenchman [William Saliba](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/william-saliba/) with his country’s flag decked around his neck. [England fans went in two-footed on Arsenal after a tweet](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20718011/arsenal-twitter-england-france-william-saliba/) they sent out following the heartbreaking World Cup defeat to France. [sadly missed the target](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20645854/england-vs-france-live-stream-free-tv-channel-time-watch-world-cup-online/) late on to leave [him and his team-mates fighting back the tears at full-time](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20717463/harry-kane-consoled-england-france-world-cup-crying/). [Les Bleus controversially opened the scoring with Aurelien Tchouameni's long-range stunner](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20716485/fuming-england-fans-france-goal-saka-foul/) before [Tottenham](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196652/tottenham-hotspur/)’s very own [Harry Kane](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/harry-kane/) levelled things up from the penalty spot. [BETTING SPECIAL - BEST OFFERS FOR EXISTING CUSTOMERS FOR DECEMBER 2022](https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/20550513/betting-offers-existing-customers/) Thank you to my @England family - my team mates, Gareth, the coaching and all the backroom staff for all their hard work and dedication to help us get this far. “I just wanted to say a genuine thank you to our fans, you’ve all been amazing both at the games and at home this tournament and we felt it. BUKAYO SAKA has broken his silence after England’s World Cup exit with a touching social media post thanking the “special” squad, Gareth Southgate and supporters.