Opposite number: Hart's counterpart Gianluigi Buffon made a crucial save in the shoot-out

'I'd like to be optimistic now but that's not the feeling in my heart at the moment,' he said. 'I'm an emotional guy and I put everything I had into these past couple of weeks.

'I'm gutted for the people who paid money to come out here to support us and see us and for the people back home.'

On how he will reflect back on the tournament overall, Hart added: 'Right now, not well. We'll have to wait and see in a couple of days.'

Hart may have been struggling for positives but Hodgson remains optimistic about the future.

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