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Jordan Henderson believes England’s painful early exit from the World Cup finals will make him stronger.

The Liverpool midfielder admits back to back defeats to Italy and Uruguay were tough to take but says Roy Hodgson’s men need to “stick together” ahead of tomorrow’s dead rubber against Costa Rica.

“Everyone is disappointed. We’re really down because we are going home far too early,” Henderson said. “There was a lot of confidence going into the tournament, everyone has been getting on great and the team spirit has been brilliant.

“Team spirit is about people being together, not only when it’s going well, but also when things don’t go so well and you need each other.

“It’s not a great mood (around the camp) but it’s a time everyone needs to stick together, everyone needs to stay strong.

“I’m sure there will be days when you’ll wake up and it’ll come back into your head, but at the same time, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger and you have to keep going.”

Henderson, who earned his 13th cap against Uruguay, insists that despite the results in Brazil, the performances have provided hope for the future.

“I’m sure everyone at home is feeling down. We feel as though we have let a lot of people down, but at the same time we have shown people how well we can play in a big tournament with young players coming through,” he added.

“We went out and played with no fear. We have a promising young side, hopefully we can gel together and in the future have many more happy memories.

“It doesn’t really get much bigger than playing in the World Cup. It’s been an unbelievable experience, but no matter whether we’ve had highs or lows, you have to learn from it as best you can.

“I’m sure the young lads here will learn from that and it will make them stronger and better as well.”

Henderson is determined to ensure England sign off on a high with victory over surprise Group D leaders Costa Rica.

“We’ll be approaching the game the same as we have the other two, and that’s to go out and win the game,” he said.

“We’ll not prepare any differently because we are out of the competition, we’ll go out and finish on a high and get a win. We don’t want to go home losing all three games.

“We want to show people how much we do really care and for everyone back home, give them some enjoyment in the final game. Give them something to shout about and put on a good performance.”

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