By Simon Peach, Press Association England captain Steven Gerrard insists the team will not become obsessed by the prospect of another World Cup penalty shoot-out. Exiting six of their last 10 major tournaments on penalties means there is an undercurrent of trepidation that Gerrard understands. The defeat to West Germany in the 1990 World Cup semi-finals began a nightmare run of spot-kick defeats that last struck at Euro 2012. Back of the mind: Steven Gerrard insists England will not become obsessed by the prospect of penalties Heartache: Gerrard missed a penalty during the World Cup defeat against Portugal back in 2006
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Liverpool captain missed in a shoot-out against Portugal in 2006
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England have exited six of their last 10 tournaments on penalties
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Italy knocked them out of Euro 2012 via spot-kicks
'Unfortunately for me I failed in that situation when I took a penalty in a @placeholder environment and it was a difficult atmosphere to be in.