Fabian Delph insists England will rue semi-final defeat forever

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‘We will kick ourselves in those quiet moments’: Fabian Delph insists England will rue World Cup semi-final defeat for the rest of their lives

Derek Hunter For The Mail On Sunday

England midfielder Fabian Delph says he and his team-mates will live to regret their World Cup semi-final loss to Croatia for the rest of their lives.

England finished fourth after a 2-0 loss to Belgium in the third-place play-off on Saturday.

However, Delph’s thoughts were still with the 2-1 defeat by Croatia suffered in Moscow on Wednesday night. 

Fabian Delph thinks England will regret their World Cup semi-final loss for the rest of their lives

Fabian Delph thinks England will regret their World Cup semi-final loss for the rest of their lives

Fabian Delph thinks England will regret their World Cup semi-final loss for the rest of their lives

‘On a group level we can go home proud of ourselves but I think we will kick ourselves in those quiet moments,’ Delph told ITV. 

‘We had a great chance to reach the final and we came up short,’ he said. ‘Not just in the near future, I think for the rest of our lives we will be kicking ourselves thinking we had a real opportunity there.’

Nevertheless, England equalled their best finish since winning the World Cup in 1966.

‘We have had a fantastic camp and I think we have got something to build from for these next four years,’ Delph said.

‘Finishing the tournament with a loss there (on Saturday) didn’t go down well for us. We played a very good team today who were able to take their chances.’

England squandered a 1-0 lead as Croatia progressed to Sunday's final at their expense

England squandered a 1-0 lead as Croatia progressed to Sunday's final at their expense

England squandered a 1-0 lead as Croatia progressed to Sunday’s final at their expense

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