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After leading the Three Lions to their first victory in a penalty shoot-out, the head coach said he was not ready to go home
Gareth Southgate said he was not ready to leave the World Cup. 4-3 in a shootout against Colombia to qualify for the quarterfinals
After a 1-1 draw in Moscow, Jordan Henderson saw his penalty saved by David Ospina, but England has come back from behind Mateus Uribe and Carlos Bacca
Sweden is now waiting for the eighth in the World Cup and Southgate believes that a first World Cup win in England will give a shot important inch to his team
. It's something they can rely on and that they can use as an experiment, "said Southgate ITV .
"We talked about creating our own stories, our own story, a bit of tonight we're going to the quarterfinals, but I do not want to go home!"
"I thought we had played well within 90 minutes. We have shown incredible resilience to return from a huge disappointment to the final whistle.
"A huge credit to all players and all staff members because so much effort has been made to win as we have done tonight."
England lost in the semifinals of Euro 96 against the l '. Germany.
But Jordan Pickford saved from Bacca and Eric Dier brought home the winning shot to book the Three Lions. clash with Sweden in Samara on Saturday.
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"We talked a lot about the possession of the process, we kept calm, all the merit of everyone," added Southgate. "We watched the individual technique, how we were to be a team, and the goalkeeper was very important in this area, of course, it's a special moment, but I'm thinking now of Sweden. that we continue now
"Sweden is another team against which we have a bad record. We have underestimated them for years, they are brilliant in what they do, know exactly how they play. It's going to be a real difficult test. "
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