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English captain Harry Kane is proud of how his young team overcame obstacles against Colombia to reach the quarter-finals of the 2018 World Cup.
England beat Colombia 4 -3 on penalties 16 matches to reach the last 8 of the tournament at Spartak stadium in Moscow
The match finished 1-1 in regulation time and extra time after captain Harry Kane converted a penalty to put the ball in the penalty box. England lead in 57th Colombia equalized in stoppage after Yerry Mina equalized in the 93rd minute.
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"said striker, author of a penalty in the second half, which allowed England to qualify for the quarterfinals against Sweden before Yerry Mina put Colombia in the 93rd minute.
"It's a great evening for England," he told reporters on Tuesday. "It's a young team, but we have grown a lot on this pitch tonight, we know that in the past, England had not done much and it was great to leave it on our back. "
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England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford then took advantage on penalties to lead his team up to the 8th.
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Before the 4-3 win at penalties at Spartak Stadium, the England had lost the three World Cup shootings and three of the four to the European Championship, including one involving Gareth Southgate, now coach of England, at Euro 1996 who sent Germany to the finals.
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"We talked to the players about writing their own stories. not to conform to what went before. "
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"We have still a long way to go Kane, who also scored in the penalty shoot – out, said the hopes of English fans would rise to the prospect of a less intimidating match with Sweden 's. a semifinal against Russia or Croatia
. "Kane said of victory in a knockout round to the World Cup after two wins out of three in the group stage, and to cross the shootout 4-3 after Colombia failed twice and England only once
"We ticked all these boxes, "said Kane, the top scorer of the 2018 Russia tournament." We are as close together as possible. England will face Sweden in the 2018 World Cup quarter-finals in Samara on 7 July.
(With Reuters's contributions)
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