England players have been expressing their thanks, pride and excitement for the future after their defeat to Croatia

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

Harry Kane (@HKane) It hurts a lot. It will hurt for a while. We can be proud and we'll be back. Thanks for all your support. #ThreeLions #ENG #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/mJKOWtAOlK

Jesse Lingard

Jesse Lingard (@JesseLingard) Was an honour to represent my country at the world cup. The squad we have is a great bunch of lads who are willing to learn and give everything and we can hold our heads high. Thank you to everyone who supported our journey 👏🏾 we dont stop here! ⬆ #ThreeLions 🦁🦁🦁 pic.twitter.com/QuZ6XOmgOj

Harry Maguire

Harry Maguire (@HarryMaguire93) Devastated. Absolutely gutted. Thanks to the fans for your incredible support. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🦁❤️ pic.twitter.com/8fiWVdXrAY

Dele Alli

Dele (@dele_official) Want to say a special thank you to the whole country for the support we've received so far, it's means to much to me and the whole team! 🦁🏴 pic.twitter.com/YNPy64RpI0

Kyle Walker

Kyle Walker (@kylewalker2) We might live in a time where sometimes it’s easier to be negative than positive, or to divide than to unite, but England: let’s keep this unity alive. I love you.

Marcus Rashford

Marcus Rashford (@MarcusRashford) You’ve brought belief and the love of football back. Thank you boss from the whole nation ❤️⚽️ pic.twitter.com/2meUAFlIN5

Marcus Rashford (@MarcusRashford) Really tough right now but this team’s special.. we’ll be back. Hopefully this is the start of the future 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #ThreeLions pic.twitter.com/uqiK8GFN9S

Kieran Trippier



Kieran Trippier (@trippier2) Last night hurt and will for a while but we must take positives from the last few weeks and look forward to the future.What a great set of @England teammates and staff, it's been a journey we can be proud of. Thank you to all the fans out here and back home for your support🦁🦁🦁 pic.twitter.com/Aw43gMvg4K

Trent Alexander-Arnold

Trent Arnold (@trentaa98) Absolutely devastated that our journey is over! We enjoyed every moment as a nation, I’d like to thank all the staff and fans for being behind us. It has been an honour to be a part of this special team. We will be back stronger 💔🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 pic.twitter.com/LErwj4QqZm

Jack Butland

Jack Butland (@JackButland_One) Devastated to not be coming back here for the final on Sunday but this is just the beginning for this squad! To each and every @England fan, the support has been incredible and we can’t thank you enough! #ThreeLions pic.twitter.com/BvKvO9AWVL

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