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Colombian Wilmar Barrios and Englishman Harry Kane fight for the ball in the first half. (Ryan Pierse / Getty Images)
Halftime Update: Colombia 0, England 0
First Half had 12 shots in total, including eight from England and one goal scored by Colombian Wilmar Barrios. Spartak Stadium, Moscow
After the whim, England fails to capitalize on another play piece
In the 38th minute, Colombian Jefferson Lerma took Harry Kane to the edge of the surface to repair. As players on both sides battled for goalkeeper David Ospina before the free kick ensued, Colombian Wilmar Barrios gave Jordan Henderson a yellow kick on the chin. Barrios will miss the next match of Colombia if Los Cafeteros advance. After this tragedy, Kieran Trippier broke through the wide free kick of the goal, and the game was aimless.
All even up to here
Halfway through the first half, possession was equal between the two sides. Colombian Radamel Falcao had almost a chance in the penalty area, but the ball deviated to team mate Johan Mojica, whose attempt of about 25 yards from the left flew over the crossbar. England's best chance was a header from Harry Kane on a center from Kieran Trippier in the 16th minute who bounced off the top of the net
Los Cafeteros sans shot
Fifteen minutes after the end of the first period, England only four strokes and five sets of kicks.
First two kicks set for England
A helping hand on Colombia in the fifth minute gave England a free kick just on the other side of the box . Colombian goaltender David Ospina fired the setting up of Ashley Young. Moments later, Ospina took a corner and threw it out of danger
Announced Launches
Bad news for Colombia: James Rodriguez, who was injured in the calf, was not in the starting lineup. The winner of the 2014 Golden Boot will also not be a substitute, while he is listed as "Absent". on the team sheet Los Cafeteros .
[Sweden advances to quarterfinals with 1-0 win over Switzerland]
Thoughts of Attack
After England In the round of 16, manager Gareth Southgate decided to rest eight players for the last group match of the Three Lions against Belgium.
"It was a game we wanted to win KO is the most important game for a decade for us and we had to make sure that our key players were preserved," said Southgate, via The Guardian, after the 1-0 defeat of England. "Sometimes you have to look at the bigger picture and make decisions that in some quarters might be criticized, but everyone understands – in the locker room and in the group – what we are trying to do."
that England is trying to do, it's moving forward past the knockout stages since 2006, when it reached the quarter-finals. It will not be easy against a Colombian team led by forward Radamel Falcao, midfielder Juan Quintero and midfielder James Rodriguez. The winner will face Sweden for a place in the semifinals. The Swedes beat Switzerland 1-0 earlier on Tuesday.
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"We did a lot of work on them," said Kieran Trippier. "When you look at the players that they have in the team and how well they are qualified in their group, they have quality players and we have to be aware of that."
In 2014, Colombia qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1998 and advanced to the quarter-finals before losing to host Brazil, 2-1. Los Cafeteros, who needed a win over Senegal to come out of the group stage this year after dropping his opening game in Japan, heads for Tuesday's game.
"We are a better team than four years ago" David Ospina told the Guardian. "We are together, more experienced and stronger than we in Brazil, we have experience and good quality, our players play in the best clubs, the best leagues, and are used to playing in matches. this size, so nothing will scare us.England is a good team, but it did not bother us who we were going to face. "
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When: Tuesday, 2:00 pm
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What is the next
The winner plays Sweden in the quarterfinals Saturday at Samara (Fox) [19659029] Team Profiles
Colombia
- Previous results: Lost in Japan, 2-1. Poland beaten, 3-0. Senegal defeat, 1-0
- Best World Cup: quarter-finals, 2014.
- Notable: Three of Colombia's five group stage goals came out.
- FIFA World Rank: 16. ELO World Ranking: 10.
England
- Previous results: Tunisia beaten, 2-1. Panama defeated, 6-1. Lost in Belgium, 1-0
- Best World Cup: Champion, 1966.
- Notable: England has three wins and two draws in five previous games with Colombia, including a 2-0 win in the group stage of the 1998 World Cup.
- FIFA World Rankings: 12. ELO World Rankings: 8.
Players to Watch
James Rodriguez who was confronted with a tension of calf throughout the tournament in the 31st minute of Colombia's last match against Senegal. "After his MRI, we knew that he had no serious injury," Colombia coach José Pekerman said on Monday in Rodriguez, who has played in 10 of the last 14 games in the FIFA World Cup. of the world in Colombia. and half a day to see how he feels. "If Rodriguez is unable to play, more pressure will fall on Juan Quintero who scored a goal and two badists in the group stage." For England, the player to watch for is Tottenham striker Harry Kane who scored five goals in England's victories against Tunisia and Panama before bowing to Belgium
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