Eriksson hurt by World Cup exit

Gelsenkirchen: England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said defeat in a World Cup penalty shootout on Saturday was unfair and a painful end to his stint in the job.

"I don't think we deserved to lose. We lost on penalties and I'm really sorry about it. The boys deserved better today," he told reporters.

"We are out of the tournament and it hurts...it's very painful," he added.

"We practise penalties so much so I don't know what you can do more about that," he added.

England lost 3-1 on penalties to Portugal after a scoreless 120 minutes.