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England won its first penalty shootout in Moscow on Wednesday (AEST), after Eric Dier, Jordan Pickford made an outstanding save to prevent Carlos Bacca. A hard-fought encounter: the penalty kick of Harry Kane in the 57th minute before Yerry Mina will restore parity in stoppage time.
And Southgate, still haunted by his penalty shot against Germany at UEFA EURO 1996, believes his young English team has now reached a turning point
"That will never leave me, it's a moment that will forever stay with me, unfortunately," said Southgate about his disappearance 22 years ago
. "But today, it's a special moment for this team which, hopefully, will give credence to the next generations, because they can see what is possible. "In life, history or expectations can not be hindered. The young players are showing it, enjoying the tournament, and we are looking forward to getting ready for the quarter-finals.
"We talked about the history of the team and I think they've bought everything" I tried to do with them.
"We have to capitalize on that now, I'm already thinking about the next game, we would have liked a week to enjoy it but we do not have it, because Sweden is a team that I respect enormously. [19659002"It'sanextremelydifficultmatchforusPickfordwilllikelybecometheheroofEnglandalthoughEverton'smanwasputtoaseveretestduringthepreparationofthematchafterhisfailuretoavoidAdnan'swinninggoalJanuzajforBelgiuminthelastgameofGroupGoftheThreeLions
Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois went so far as to say that Pickford was too small, but Southgate was full of applause for this 24-year-old. who had made a fantastic stop to prevent Mateus Uribe's shot before Mina's equalizer.
"Yes, the safeguard [from Uribe] was a first-clbad backup, I'm surprised that he could reach it, given his size," Southgate "
" His athleticism around the goal is excellent and he executed the plan during the shooting
"We have studied l of their sanctions takers and a great credit to the collective personnel and to him for having read this information and prepare in the right way . You do not always get what you deserve in life, but tonight we did it. "
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