Respect: Joe Hart (left) congratulates Mario Balotelli

'This time in the penalty shoot-out we thought we might have the bit of luck we needed but it wasn't to be.

'Credit to Italy they are fantastic team and they got the luck in the shoot out.'

England found themselves in the ascendancy in the shoot-out when Riccardo Montolivo missed Italy's second kick and Wayne Rooney scored the next to put Hodgson's men 2-1 up.

However, Italy slotted home their next three kicks while Ashley Young's effort come back off the crossbar and then Ashley Cole saw his attempt saved by Gianluigi Buffon.

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