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After the most spectacular penalty shoot-out, England qualifies for the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Russia after scooping a painful Colombian team on penalties.
Hopes slumped after the first shock shots, holders of Germany, and then all-conquering Spain earlier this week apparently eased the potential path that Gareth Southgate's men should follow to reach the final.
hype and overreaction in this country though, so it is inevitable that we will let ourselves be carried right? Right or wrong, one fact remains: The last 16 clashes between England and Colombia have allowed the Three Lions to end 12 years of bad luck with a quarter-final draw against Sweden .
Russia did not disappoint on the dramatic front, with Harry Kane's penalty in the second half, giving England a deserved lead just before rush hour. Needless to say, the reaction across the country was a euphoric touch ..
Now just the simple task of seeing the game right? False
Colombians were nervous, poorly disciplined, but slowly began to gain a foothold in the game. England worked towards the end, and not wanting to drop the legions of fans who wanted extra time and potential penalties, conceded a goal of time off to Yerry Mina.
Cue abject misery and perhaps the end of the world England …
And while we bowed our heads in total disbelief, there were scenes of unbridled joy in many parts of the world. South America ..
And indeed, through many parts of London from elsewhere. Hard blow and potentially devastating for the solar plexus of dreams of the World Cup in England.
A really hot half hour of overtime arrived and seized the initiative and momentum generated by their last goal. Fortunately, most of us would at least say that the pressure does not amount to anything, and that is how the lottery of penalty kicks fell.
For the neutral, fantastic. For the eventual winner, delusion – for the loser, tears and abject misery. See Sergio Ramos below for a good example of this.
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The nation waited with breath, while the Southgate side tried to do the unthinkable; win a penalty shootout.
One by one, the boys from England stepped up their efforts, with Kane and Marcus Rashford demonstrating supreme self-control to bury their efforts in the lower corner. Jordan Henderson should not be so lucky, however, while the old opponent of Arsenal, David Ospina, plunged to his left to overcome his penalty.
Colombia's advantage – except that they had not read the scenario of how it usually happens, and England either. Mateus Urebe hit the bar, before Jordan Pickford took the best and last effort of Carlos Bacca.
Eric Dier has therefore put everything in place, the Spurs service man being responsible for sending England in the most dramatic circumstances. 19659002] I think that can give you an idea of what happened.
A night of ridiculous tension, an unprecedented drama and an end that the English fans could not dream of in their wildest dreams.
? Maybe, just maybe. Expect even more thrills and excesses by the end of the tournament, as the most spectacular World Cup of recent times continues to distribute goodies.
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