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England manager Gareth Southgate said their victory over Colombia at the World Cup on the World Cup.
And Southgate, who missed the decisive penalty against Germany that saw them in the Euro 96 semifinals, said The result in Moscow was a turning point for the Three Lions – and the country.
"We have fantastic supporters who have had a great time for our country," Southgate said. "1965, 1965" The players have really executed everything [in the shootout] that we have talked about exceptionally well and we are showing incredible resilience to come back from a huge disappointment. at the final whistle and keep our calm. It's a special moment for us. "
Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford spoke of researching Colombia's penalty tendencies, and Southgate credited the 24-year-old and his staff for seeing them through.
" They are tough, "Southgate told ITV about shootouts. "We talked long and hard about owning the process, and they kept calm – we got everything on board and we got our reward today.
" We looked We are here for the first time in the world. "
And though his counterpart Jose Pekerman Southgate praised his team for a lot of events to a feisty game that saw 36 fouls and Colombia booked six times to England's two.
"We are getting smarter, and maybe played by the same rules as the rest of the world," Southgate said. "But we kept our dignity and our sportsmanship and we were down to it."
Southgate also said he was not surprised by the South Americans.
"I do not know if I did not expect it but it was brilliant," he told ITV. "
Next up is a quarterfinal clash against Sweden, and Southgate vowed to keep marching forward for the fans who made the trip to Russia.
"Our fans have been brilliant but it was almost an away game, so it was a great deal," he said. "
" We've talked about creating their own stories and creating their own history and we've done a little bit of that tonight. We go to a quarterfinal, but do not want to go home yet. "
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