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England 's win over Colombia on penalties was the first of the English team in this World Cup match. The penalty shoot-out was established in 1978 but was used only at the next World Cup in 1982, when France and Germany qualified for the semi-finals after a draw. from 3 to 2. The scene of the great German striker Horst Hrubesch the goal of the victory in penalty, by 5 to 4.
As for England, well … The team Queen never had a chance in this kind of World Cup decision until this Tuesday (3), when she won Colombia on penalties, 4-2, qualifying for the quarter-finals of the 2018 World Cup. In Eurocopas, the record is also negative: only one win in this dispute over the quarterback of 1996 against Spain.
In 18 years (between 1990 and 2018) were 13 competitions, of which in six the English team fell on penalties. The only victories were in the quarters of 1996 and in the octaves of 2018.
The first time the English team had to put aside English phlegm to see their fans biting their nails in a decision of shots on goal was in the semifinals of the World Cup
The dispute against Germany, who would become world champion, was fierce on the field: a 1-1 draw in regulation time. It was unforgettable to see the skinned face of Olympique de Marseille midfielder Chris Waddle after the kickoff of the last English charge. Earlier in the day, left-back Stuart Pearce of Nottingham Forest also lost.
Eight years later, at the 1998 World Cup in France, when young Liverpool Michael Owen appeared in football, England was eliminated. Argentina by Almeyda, Simeone, Ortega and Batistuta. Who does not remember this match, marked by the infant expulsion of Davic Beckham, who grazed his cheek with the face of Diego Simeone, fallen?
In 2002, England was eliminated in normal times, by Brazil, by 2 to 1, to turn. But in 2006, the tragedy again hit the English team, as if challenging the penalties in Cups, for selection, was to enter the "Empire of Defeat". And farewell to the possibility of going into the quarter-finals, after losing on penalties, 3-1 to Portugal, after a 0-0 draw in normal time and overtime.
Simply the best players in the team, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard, lost their fees. And defender Jamie Carragher missed the last of the English, before seeing Cristiano Ronaldo decree the Portuguese victory.
Coach Gareth Southgate is also traumatized in this type of conflict. He was on the field in 1998 and at the 1996 Euro when England was eliminated by Germany, who would be the champion (repeat?), Beat at penalties from 6 to 5, after tie from 1 to 1. Southgate made a mistake for the British, who played at home, and left the field crying, after seeing goalkeeper Andreas Kopke (current coach of the German national team) defend his load.
The team, on the occasion, came from their only win in this type of dispute: 4 to 2 over Spain after a draw 0-0. The Spanish team, headed by Javier Clemente, was shaken by a series of errors of the judge during the match, marking two obstacles considered non-existent.
In the penalty shootout, goalkeeper David Seaman defended the last charge of Miguel Angel Nadal, uncle of tennis player Rafael Nadal. And England, led by Terry Venables, has pioneered the semi-finals, believing that their strengths, Paul Gascoigne and Alan Shearer, would be enough to lead the team to the next stage. title.
The team again lost the quarter-finals, again to Portugal, Euro 2004, by 6 to 5, with Beckham missing one of the penalties. And he would be eliminated in the quarters of the Euro 2012, by the runner-up of Italy, when he was beaten by 4 to 2, in a day that Ashley Young (from the cast current) and Ashley Cole have lost their collections.
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