England vs Colombia LIVE World Cup 2018: England win penalty shootout and through to quarter-finals - latest reaction from Moscow
Follow all the action as England look to win a first knockout game in 12 years
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Your support makes all the difference.England are through to the quarter-finals of World Cup 2018 after a nail-biting penalty shootout victory over Colombia.
Harry Kane had put England into the lead shortly after half-time from the penalty spot after the striker was fouled by defender Carlos Sanchez, with the captain brushing himself down to score his sixth goal of the tournament to remain top goalscorer.
But Colombia displayed their incredible resilience to score in the 93rd minute through a well-executed header through defender Yelly Mina, sending the game to extra-time with the scores locked at 1-1.
With no splitting the teams after 30 additional minutes, the game headed to penalties with England slipping behind when Jordan Henderson's effort was saved. However, Mateus Uribe rattled his effort off the crossbar before goalkeeper Jordan Pickford saved from Carlos Bacca, setting up Eric Dier to score the match-winning penalty and send England through to a quarter-final against Sweden. Here's how the action unfolded.
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What time is it?
The game kicks off at 7pm BST in Moscow.
Where can I watch it?
The game will be shown live on ITV and the ITV Hub, with coverage starting from 6.15pm BST.
Odds:
Colombia: 3/1
England: 23/20
Draw after 90 minutes: 2/1
Prediction:
Colombia 1-1 England (England win on penalties). It’s pretty unlikely, because England don’t win shootouts, but Germany don’t go out at the group stage so who knows?
6 mins: Young goes for goal, Ospina punches clear but it's out for an England corner, again too close to Ospina
9 mins: From an England corner, Colombia break, and that looks to be a dangerous outlet for them, particularly with Cuadrado and Quintero
14 mins: Without meaning to be too optimistic early on, England have dominated these opening moments. Corners and free kicks have admittedly been the better chances for them to realistically score, but it's keeping Colombia back inside their own half, and that means Cuadrado, Quintero and Falcao are kept at the right end of the pitch from England's point of view.
Captain. Leader. Kane?
England skipper Harry Kane jostles for possession early in the last-16 clash with Colombia
16 mins: CLOSE! England are building some momentum here. Lingard plays through Trippier, who puts a brilliant delivery into the box, and Kane get's his head on it, only for it to fall on top of Ospina's net. That's the first real chance from open play for England.
19 mins: A first glimpse of the kind of delivery Quintero can provide, his ball from near the halfway line is comfortably collected by Pickford. Just slightly over hit, but a warning sign nonetheless
21 mins: Sterling, after a tough start is growing into this one. Alongside Lingard, and Dele they are linking some neat passing together, and are inches away from finding that decisive pass. So far some physical defending from Colombia has just about held out.
23 mins: Panic stations for England. Cuadrado's shot from the edge of the box, and Falcao almost reached the rebound, but for some excellent defending from John Stones.
Some confidence for him, who hasn't always had his best games against Falcao.
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