England have secured a place in the quarter finals after beating Colombia on penalty shoot-outs thrilling fans with their thrilling win after a tense night in Moscow. Three Lions
Gareth Southgate hugged his players after England won 4-3 on penalties in a shoot-out that looked to spell disaster for England when Jordan Henderson missed.England fans had been relieved when Kane netted his sixth goal and his third from the penalty spot in the 58th minute after he was wrestled to the ground by Carol Sanchez.
It came after Colombia faced defender Santiago Arias being booked early in the second half for raging into the England captain.
Manchester United's Marcus Rashford has been brought on for England as the possibility of a penalty shoot-out to decide the game looms ever closer.Colombia nearly equalised in the 81st minute when Kyle Walker gave the ball away and Quintero was fed the ball inside the area, but blasted the ball over England’s goal.
Dele Alli nearly doubled England’s lead when he headed narrowly over in the 63rd minute. Two Colombians - captain Radamel Falcao and forward Carlos Bacca - also went into the referee’s book. In an increasingly temperamental encounter England’s Jesse Lingard also received a yellow card for a foul in the 69th minute.
Midfielder James Rodríguez did not play for the Colombians due to a calf injury sustained against Senegal but England sent aces Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling onto the pitch.
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