
Heartbroken James reacts to Colombia’s elimination
James Rodriguez could not contain his emotions after Colombia were eliminated from the World Cup by England following a dramatic penalty shootout.
James Rodriguez could not contain his emotions after Colombia were eliminated from the World Cup by England following a dramatic penalty shootout.
England will play Sweden in their World Cup quarter-finals after a nerve-shredding win over Colombia in Moscow.
Eric Dier scored the decisive spot-kick as England won a World Cup penalty shoot-out for the first time, edging past Colombia 4-3 to set up a quarter-final against Sweden.
England booked their place in the Fifa World Cup quarter-finals after beating Colombia 4-3 on penalties in their last-16 encounter at Otkrytiye Arena on Tuesday.
Emil Forsberg scored the only goal of the game as Sweden edged Switzerland to book a place in the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1994.
Joachim Low will stay on as head coach of Germany despite their elimination from the 2018 World Cup at the group stage, the German Football Association (DFB) has confirmed.
Sweden are through to the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1994 after a deflected goal from Emil Forsberg clinched a 1-0 win over Switzerland.
England have benefited from a lowering of expectations at the 2018 World Cup, according to manager Gareth Southgate.
Immigration from Balkan states and a youth set-up that Roy Hodgson helped to build have the Swiss eyeing a first World Cup quarter-final since 1954.
Switzerland forward Breel Embolo hopes to round off a dream week by securing a place in the World Cup quarter-finals when his country face Sweden in St Petersburg.