Quinten Timber reflects on missed World Cup penalty: 'Processing it wasn't easy'

Crystal Palace midfielder Quinten Timber has spoken about the difficulty of dealing with his missed penalty in the World Cup shootout against Morocco, as reported by Voetbalprimeur and AD.

Quinten Timber, joueur de football

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Quinten Timber has revealed that he needed time to come to terms with his missed penalty in the World Cup shootout against Morocco. The 25-year-old Crystal Palace midfielder shared his feelings in an interview with Algemeen Dagblad, as reported by Voetbalprimeur.

Timber was one of three players to miss in the shootout, alongside Justin Kluivert and Crysencio Summerville. He admitted that processing the moment was challenging, echoing sentiments also expressed by his brother Jurriën Timber, who spoke about the pain of missing the World Cup, according to NU.nl.

Sources

  1. NU.nlJurriën Timber over pijn van missen WK: 'M'n broer achterlaten was erg lastig' (new window)nu.nl
  2. ADQuinten Timber blikt terug op zijn pijnlijke WK-moment: ‘Het verwerken was niet makkelijk’ (new window)ad.nl
  3. VoetbalprimeurQuinten Timber blikt terug op gemiste WK-penalty: 'Spanning? Zeg jij het maar' (new window)voetbalprimeur.nl