Daily Digest: England advance to World Cup quarter-finals after penalty shootout victory over Colombia

David Cooper - Writer 08:22 04/07/2018
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  • Hey everyone, it’s David Cooper here giving you a bitesize look at what’s going on in the world of sport.

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    Jordan Pickford helped England end their penalty shootout hoodoo and reach the World Cup quarter-finals at the expense of Colombia in Moscow.

    Things looked set to go pear-shaped when Jordan Henderson’s penalty was saved, only for Mateus Uribe’s spot-kick to rattle the bar and goalkeeper Pickford to deny Carlos Bacca.

    Eric Dier kept his composure in the Spartak Stadium cauldron, propelling the Three Lions to a famous 4-3 shootout win after it ended 1-1 after 90 minutes and extra time.

    Sweden now await in a mouth-watering Samara quarter-final on Saturday, which England approach buoyed by a display of character and coolness which belied this group’s tender years.

    Read our talking points, ratings and manager in focus from the game in Moscow.

    WORLD CUP

    In other news, Joachim Low will remain in his job despite the World Cup debacle which saw the holders crash out after the group stages.

    The 58-year-old will stay on to rebuild the national team, which finished bottom of their group in Russia.

    Elsewhere, Keisuke Honda hinted at bringing the curtain down on his illustrious international career with Japan, but said his country had a blue-print for the future despite being knocked out in painful fashion by Belgium.

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    England’s winning white-ball run came to a juddering halt at Old Trafford as India stormed into a 1-0 lead at the start of the Vitality IT20 series.

    Jos Buttler’s seventh Twenty20 half-century in his last eight attempts, dating back to his Indian Premier League heroics for Rajasthan Royals, hinted at much better than England’s eventual 159 for eight after being put in.

    Kuldeep Yadav did the damage with some brilliant variations and deceptions for his maiden five-wicket haul at this level, and then on a glorious evening KL Rahul (101no) made short work of the chase as India prevailed with eight wickets and 10 balls to spare.

    FEATURE OF THE DAY

    Sport360’s Brendon Netto lists three talking points as England beat Colombia on penalties to progress to the World Cup quarter-finals.

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