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England are into the quarter-finals of the World Cup after winning a dramatic penalty shootout against Colombia in the last-16. Jordan Pickford saved from Carlos Bacca before Eric Dier struck the winning spot kick to spark jubilant scenes in Moscow and across the country back home.
It's a well-earned rest day today but that doesn't mean the World Cup 2018 news cycle stops oh no. We'll be building up to all the quarter-final ties plus we'll have the latest from the Three Lions camp as the history of their achievement begins to sink in.
We'll also have all the latest views from our men in Russia, best pictures and video and an awful lot more throughout the day as the biggest football tournament in the world reaches the business end.
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It's coming home. Well it certainly feels like it anyway.
England are into the quarter-finals of the World Cup after winning a dramatic penalty shootout against Colombia in the last-16.
Jordan Pickford saved from Carlos Bacca before Eric Dier struck the winning spot kick to spark jubilant scenes in Moscow and across the country back home.
It's a well-earned rest day today but that doesn't mean the World Cup news cycle stops oh no.
We'll be building up to all the quarter-final ties plus we'll have the latest from the Three Lions camp as the history of their achievement begins to sink in.
We'll also have all the latest views from our men in Russia, best pictures and video and an awful lot more throughout the day as the biggest football tournament in the world reaches the business end.
Anyone waking up with a bit of a sore head this morning? Well just in case you thought it was a dream...it certainly wasn't. England won a game on penalties, just that little bit sweeter for this man who 22 years ago missed a penalty in '96...we've ended 22 years of hurt, how about 52?
Is football coming home? We are certainly starting to dream. Here's England's possible route to the final, including when and where to watch the quarter final against Sweden.
A reminder of the fixture schedule for the World Cup quarter finals:
- Friday
Uruguay vs France 3pm
Brazil vs Belgium 7pm
-Saturday
Sweden vs England 3pm
Russia vs Croatia 7pm
England's remarkable victory in penalties didn't just make headline news here in Britain, it travelled across the world. Here's a selection of the reaction from media outlets across the globe.
That looks like it could be commiserations hat, or a celebrations hat. Ready for all eventualities.
Marcus Rashford, 20 years old, steps up to take a penalty, cool calm and collected on the biggest stage of all. Not bad eh?
The ITV curse was finally broken last night, but at times like these who cares who broadcasts the games, only that they are free-to-view and millions were able to watch Gareth Southgate's side make history.
INJURIES
It may have been an historic evening as England won on penalties last night (yes I'm going to keep on saying it because it's never getting old), but has it come at a cost? Colombia gave everything to stay in the World Cup, including several challenges and tactics that weren't quite in the rule book.
Harry Kane, now on six World Cup goals, limped to the end of the second half of extra time, and will need to drag his battered body into the quarter final, alongside Jamie Vardy who didn't take a penalty due to a groin injury sustained in extra time. Several others including Kyle Walker suffered with cramp, and there is little turn around time with the squad before they fly to Samara for their quarter final with Sweden.
When asked about injuries and exhaustion post-match, Southgate had this to say:
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