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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul Campbell

'We don't stop here': England players react to their World Cup exit

England players applaud their supporters after the extra-time defeat to Croatia in Moscow.
England players applaud their supporters after the extra-time defeat to Croatia in Moscow. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images

England did not win the World Cup but they did manage to inspire and unite a country that has often felt divided of late. A large part of their impact and charm over the last few weeks has been the way they have handled themselves on social media, their preferred means of communicating with fans. The players were humble, open and at times very funny. Over the last 12 hours, as they come to terms with their defeat to Croatia and what they have achieved at the World Cup, they have been expressing their emotions to fans, each other, their manager and the country.

Harry Kane

Jesse Lingard

Harry Maguire

Dele Alli

Kyle Walker

Marcus Rashford

Kieran Trippier

Trent Alexander-Arnold

Jack Butland

Jordan Henderson

Ashley Young

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Jamie Vardy

England

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