Mason Mount received words of support from his Chelsea and England teammates after his World Cup dream ended yesterday.
The 23-year-old had plenty of heart-warming responses to his emotional Instagram post following his country’s quarter-final loss against France.
Fellow Stamford Bridge co-worker Ben Chilwell and his disappointed international colleague Jordan Henderson were amongst the numerous people sending their love.
Mason Mount waves goodbye to the World Cup
Mount was unable to keep Gareth Southgate’s side in the competition, despite nearly causing a definitive moment in the match.
He was introduced from the bench with just over ten minutes of the tie remaining, and almost instantly turned the contest around for his country.
His intelligent run in behind opened up the French back-line and forced Theo Hernandez to clumsily barge into the Chelsea forward in the area.
After a VAR review and a check on the pitch-side monitor, the referee award the Three Lions a second penalty on the evening.
Harry Kane had already converted past Hugo Lloris earlier in the half to make the scores 1-1, but could not repeat the action with the fixture at 2-1.
Kane’s spot-kick sailed over the bar, sending England’s hopes of reaching the semi-final with it.
France held out for the final flourishes, setting up a meeting with Croatia on Tuesday.
Mount and co. can now focus on their club football, after taking a short-break to recover and reflect on what could’ve been.
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