ITV commentator angers England fans with Gary Lineker comment after World Cup agony

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The comment was made by Sam Matterface after Britain skipper Harry Kane missed a late punishment during the World Cup quarter-finals against France that might have sent the bind to extra-time
Gary Lineker was name-checked by Sam Matterface during his editorial of Britain's Reality Cup quarter-last against France on ITV

ITV lead pundit Sam Matterface is drawing in the rage of Britain allies after the World Cup quarter-finals exit against France in the wake of contrasting Harry Kane's punishment miss and Chris Waddle's at the 1990 competition against West Germany.

The Britain skipper terminated a 84th-minute punishment over the crossbar that would have counterbalanced previous Weapons store and Chelsea focus forward Olivier Giroud's late header and possibly taken the knockout round bind to additional time. Kane had 30 minutes sooner scored a spot-kick which evened out the match at 1-1 having sent Tottenham Hotspur partner Hugo Lloris the incorrect way.

In Turin a long time back, Waddle took the fifth and, what ended up being, last punishment of the semi-last shootout and, as Kane, hit his work high over the crossbar, implying that Jürgen Klinsmann and company progressed to
the last without regard to them. Reviewing that second, Matterface commented on critique after Kane's miss that "they required Gary Lineker [but] they got Chris Waddle".

The Leicester City legend quite scored the primary punishment of that 1990 shootout, as well as a couple of definitive spot-kicks in the quarter-finals against Cameroon to arrive at that point. Matterface beholding back to that second has not gone down well with a portion of those watching on.
Joshua Minchin: With all the enthusiasm for the tension Matterface is under, which is critical, a touch disagreeable to by and by specify Waddle's miss. An incredible of the game, intense to concede as a Sheffield Joined fan, and who is most likely tormented by it still.

Josh Teggert: It's a troublesome loss to accept currently one that we as a country will - in the long run add to the list of numerous others - however this unacceptable, cheap editorial will never at any point be neglected.

Matt Spracklen: What something pitiful for Sam Matterface to say in discourse after Kane missed the punishment.

George Jones: Matterface's line was totally horrifying.

lan Reynolds: Sam Matterface ought to at no point ever commentate on a Britain competition game in the future. That Waddle remark after Kane's punishment miss was bang mixed up. Bring back Clive Tyldesley.

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