World Cup 2022: England's Bukayo Saka 'more than happy' to take penalty against France

England winger Bukayo Saka says helium would beryllium "more than happy" if helium is required to instrumentality a punishment against France successful the World Cup quarter-final.

He was subjected to online racist maltreatment pursuing the last astatine Wembley, but helium says "love from the fans" has helped him regain his confidence.

"Personally I've tried to determination connected from that moment," said Saka.

"Obviously I cognize I tin ne'er truly hide astir that - it's determination successful history.

"But astatine the aforesaid clip coming retired present and scoring those 3 goals, of course, lifted maine a batch - and the emotion from the fans that I support receiving has lifted maine a batch arsenic good and gives maine a batch of confidence.

"I person matured and progressed a batch since that moment. I wouldn't person stepped up the fig of times I person for Arsenal if I was not confident.

"If the infinitesimal comes and I americium selected to instrumentality it, I volition beryllium much than blessed to."

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Saka, 21, says England person thing to fearfulness erstwhile they look the World Cup holders connected Saturday.

"There's a batch of tourney acquisition [in the squad] now," said Saka.

"If you look astatine the results from the past fewer tournaments we've been in, we've got to a semi-final, a last and a quarter-final.

"So erstwhile the large games travel we person a batch of players who cognize what they request to do."

Kylian Mbappe is the apical goalscorer astatine this World Cup with five, portion Saka is associated 2nd with three.

Asked if helium could beryllium the breakout prima of Qatar 2022, arsenic Mbappe was 4 years agone successful Russia, Saka said: "Thank you for the compliment, but no.

"There's lone 1 Kylian Mbappe, but astatine the aforesaid clip there's lone 1 me. I conscionable privation to beryllium myself and assistance my squad successful the champion mode I can.

"There's truthful galore young players successful this tourney and I tin sanction truthful many, adjacent successful my ain squad - there's different young subordinate alongside america doing unbelievably good successful Jude Bellingham.

"I'm conscionable blessed that we're each here, each doing good and the precedence is to effort to triumph the tourney alternatively than beryllium the Player of the Tournament oregon Young Player of the Tournament."

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