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NO MÁS ÁLVARO URIBE VELEZ no más suficiente, descanse ya se PENSIONO. en Internet se lee todo. ::: Header: El Espectador POLÍTICA Mon, 11/19/2012 - 09:26 Colombia conserva los cayos pero pierde una porción de mar Corte de La Haya soportó su decisión al señalar que Nicaragua tiene una porción de tierra tres veces mayor frente al territorio marítimo en disputa. Publicidad LaCorte Internacional de Justicia de La Haya concedió este lunes a Colombia la soberanía de siete cayos del archipiélago de San Andrés, pero quitó una franja de mar tanto al norte como al sur del archipiélago de San Andrés y Providencia. Ver video de los nuevos límites marítimos de Colombia. "Colombia y no Nicaragua tiene la soberanía de los cayos Albuquerque, Este Sudeste, Roncador, Serrana, Quitasueño, Serranilla y Bajonuevo", señaló el presidente de la CIJ, Peter Tomka durante la lectura del fallo. Ver video del fallo de la CIJ. El juez señaló que "durante decenios, Colombia ha actuado como soberano" en esos cayos y "ejecutado su autoridad soberana, sin oposición de Nicaragua". También señaló que las autoridades de Bogotá han ejercido una administración pública, así como realizado trabajos públicos, visitas navales, operaciones de búsqueda y salvamento y de consulado. "Nicaragua no ha dado pruebas de actuar a título de soberanía" sobre esos cayos, leyó el presidente de la CIJ. Publicidad Las aguas en disputa son zonas de gran riqueza pesquera y petrolífera, cuya lucha por su control tuvo un punto álgido en 2002. En julio de ese año, los dos países tuvieron un enfrentamiento diplomático por la convocatoria nicaragüense de una licitación internacional para otorgar concesiones petroleras en aguas caribeñas bajo jurisdicción colombiana. En 2007 la CIJ ya emitió un fallo respondiendo a alegaciones provisionales de Colombia, en la que atribuía a Bogotá la soberanía de las principales islas del archipiélago: San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina. De otro lado, el presidente del CIJ, Peter Tomka, indicó que el tribunal concedía a Managua un área marítima más allá de 12 millas de los cayos de Serrana y Quitasueño al norte y otro espacio al sur de los de Alburquenque y Este Sudeste. (en Colombia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0zfISCnw_2/?igshid=1iyon1rurcoml

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Why the nation fell for Gareth Southgate

With empathy, integrity and determination, the manager who missed a penalty at Euro 96 is giving England its chance of glory

Pick a moment. There have been so many from which to choose in this unexpectedly joyous World Cup. Harry Kane’s stoppage-time winner against Tunisia. Jordan Pickford’s penalty save against Colombia. Eric Dier’s winning shootout spot kick moments later. Harry Maguire’s towering header in the quarter-final. Kyle Walker and Jesse Lingard dancing like idiots in front of the fans.

But there is one that sticks out above all others. One so iconic it could be eclipsed only by Kane lifting the trophy in Moscow on Sunday. It came after England had just won its first ever penalty shootout in a World Cup. Having congratulated his own players, the England manager, Gareth Southgate, took the time to seek out Mateus Uribe, the Colombian player whose miss had set up the victory, and put an arm round him in consolation.

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Colombia’s Yerry Mina scores the tying goal in the 93rd minute on a header. (Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

Goal!

Moments after Colombia’s Mateus Uribe ripped a shot just wide from outside the box, Yerry Mina scored the equalizer for Colombia in the third minute of stoppage time by heading a corner kick across the goal line. It was Mina’s third goal in three matches this tournament.…

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Even oscillating, Santos achieved good results in 2020; watch

ROBERTO VAZQUEZ / FUTURA PRESS / FUTURA PRESS / ESTADÃO CONTENTRaniel celebrates goal with Santos shirt

THE Saints, it is true, the year of 2020 did not start to excite its fans. Before the stoppage in football due to Covid-19 pandemic, Peixe was undergoing a reconstruction process under the command of Jesualdo Ferreira. Still, Peixe played some good games and achieved great results.

Proof of this is that Alvinegro praiano is very close to qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Paulista championship. Leading Group A with 15 points, Santos have five more than Oeste and Água Santa, second and third, respectively.

At Liberators cup, the Baixada team started the tournament with everything, guaranteeing six points and 100% success in the two initial rounds.

Altogether, Santos has 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses since the beginning of the year. Below, the Young Pan Online lists the best moments of the team Vila Belmiro in the season.

SANTOS 2 X 0 INTER DE LIMEIRA

Santos' first good performance, in fact, happened in the 3rd round of Paulistão. Receiving Inter de Limeira, trained by the idol Elano, Fish had no mercy and won 2-0, with two goals from striker Raniel.

In the match, Raniel, a striker hired from São Paulo, hit the post before scoring two beautiful goals. In the second half, Uribe had the chance to expand, but wasted face to face with the goalkeeper.

More than the result, Santos' presentation was convincing and it was important to remove the suspicion of the team that had played poorly in the tie with RB Bragantino and in the triumph over Guarani.

SANTOS 2 X 0 BOTAFOGO

Santos has recovered from defeat in the classic to Corinthians with a convincing victory over Botafogo-SP, in Vila Belmiro, in a duel valid for the fifth round of the State Championship. Carlos Sánchez and Eduardo Sasha did for the principals.

In Soteldo's first game in 2020, the Venezuelan made the opponent's defense hellish and created the best moves for Peixe. It was his assistance for Sasha to set the score 2-0.

DEFENSA Y JUSTICIA 1 X 2 SANTOS

In the debut of the Copa Libertadores, Santos faced an organized group, with offensive qualities and who liked to have the ball. Dominated in the initial stage, the Brazilian team ended up being punished by Defensa y Justicia in extra time, with a header from Rodríguez.

In the second half, the star of Jesualdo Ferreira shone, who bet on the entries of Kaio Jorge and Jobson, responsible for the epic turn in the rival territory.

SANTOS 3 X 1 MIRASSOL

Excited with the victory at Libertadores, Santos did not let the “shuttlecock fall” and scored another good performance in the next match. At home, the Santos team had an overwhelming first half and scored three times in less than 25 minutes.

Diego Pituca, Yuri Alberto and Eduardo Sasha made the crowd jump for joy in Vila Belmiro. In the second half, the team only managed the comfortable advantage.

SANTOS 1 X 0 DELFÍN

The last match on this list was far from thrilling Santos fans. For the second round of the Libertadores, the team received the modest Delfín, from Ecuador, and won with a header from Lucas Veríssimo.

Despite the sleepy match, Peixe won an important victory, remaining in the lead of the G key, with two points more than Libertad.

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The Minister of Defense of Venezuela rejects Trump’s blackmail against his country

For the Ooduarere.com – a translation collaboration between Deena Stryker and our own amarynth with Deena doing the first rough translation and amarynth doing the subsequent heavy lifting. While this is a quick translation in the interests of time, and not word for word, it represents fairly the content and the context of the Defense Minister’s rejection. This was an excellent speech and we did not do it full justice in translation, as it was felt that after Mr Trump’s speech, to get this out fairly accurately and quickly was more important than fine adjustments. To illustrate the flow, I have added headers to the different sections. These bolded headers are mine (amarynth), and not those of the Venezuelan Defense Minister.

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez rejected President Donald Trump’s call to revolt against his president, Nicolás Maduro, the commander-in-chief of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB). He stressed that this institution always acts in accordance with the law and with respect to Human Rights. He recalled that the US president intends and seeks to impose “their will in the world through force and domination”.

Comments on Trump’s Florida Venezuela Speech

We’ve been aware of all the threats against us, and have presented our military plans, within the limits of the law, always respecting the Venezuelan people, taking into account our constitution. Yesterday we observed and heard a speech by Trump in Florida. We are astonished by the arrogant, bullying tone of this speech, against our laws and institutions. which approved of terrorists in our country, specifically a personality who engaged in acts of visible terrorism, who commandeered a helicopter from the body of State Security and opened fire on kindergardens, (infantile installations) and robbed arms.

They (the US) see socialism as their main enemy and believe that the whole world thinks the same way, pretending that the world thinks in this unique way. There is no debate of ideas, there is no discussion, there is no dialectic, only their own single belief which they want to impose on the world through force, domination and coercion – on the world and the planet.

Here in Venezuela, we have a constitution (which you ignore), which states political pluralism, not elitism. It is the theory of participation of the diverse and various forces that make up political power and the constitution states the mechanisms to be used.

Furthermore Trump talks about supposed humanitarian assistance, but puts that aside to create a public opinion internationally against the people of Venezuela as well as that our armed forces will confront the people of Venezuela. This is a string of lies and manipulations which are a psychological propaganda campaign against Venezuela to gain political power. The most serious issue that we have seen is that Trump gives himself the possibility of commanding the Venezuelan armed forces and institutions, giving them orders. This is insolent. His advisors need to educate him or give him a roadmap. One has to be of Venezuelan birth before you can give orders to Venezuelan military forces. You have to born on this land. You have to be of our blood and born a national and then make your career in politics in Venezuela. You of course have to be elected and get a majority of votes. After you gain the majority of votes, the people will have freely expressed their voluntary willingness. Indirect elections occur in the United States. In Venezuela, we have direct elections according to the procedures of National Electoral Council.

Mr Trump, to boast of giving orders to the National Bolivarian armed force, you have to follow this roadmap and it is preferable to tell the world that the campaign against Venezuela is not the string of manipulations and psychological campaign that you undertook but all the effort is to obtain the political power in Venezuela. That is the reality.

About Venezuela

We had elections. We elected President Maduro. After making him president with the strength of the popular vote, the military of Venezuela recognises President Maduro as the Commander in Chief.

This recognition is derived from the people and is the will of the Venezuelan people. We have a President and Commander in Chief, in the person of Nicholás Maduro. By the same token we say to those who claim to be Presidents here in Venezuela, that this is how you do it and any other way will not be able to penetrate the patriotic spirit of the men and women of the armed forces.

The country is calm, the government is working, civil, civilian, and Bolivariano. The people are working, forging their own happiness. There is a government that is fulfilling its constitutional functions, there is national armed forces today more than ever conscious of their military duties to the citizens. There is a civil consciousness in the armed forces, profoundly democratic and deeply Bolivarian. It is important to let our country know that the world knows what the role of our armed forces is. The armed forces are in the center of the debate and in the center of the seriousness. Trump’s intention is to break this unity of the armed forces and to offend the armed forces because when a president of another country comes to pretend to give orders to the armed forces, they are underestimating and disrespecting the consequences. It is extreme disrespect to ask our armed forces to put themselves outside of the law of our constitution and institutions. This would be totally aberrant behavior.

About Colombia – a subtle reminder that there is a joint responsibility for peace in the region

For example, for the Colombian president to call on our armed forces, shows his ignorance of our history. To call on the Colombian army would be a lack of respect toward them, they have to do their job of preserving peace in Columbia. Listen to the President of Colombia. He makes a call to our armed forces as a Minster of popular power for the defense of the people, and gives order to the Colombian armed forces, who do not know who their commander in chief is and who obey the paramilitary groups of Álvaro Uribe or align themselves with guerrilla groups of an organization with a different political policy.

We will not get involved in this. We are respectful of the internal issues of states. Each state has their government and corresponding legal mechanisms with the responsibility to carry out the corresponding processes as defined by the legal mechanisms in their mandate. For example if I had to call on our brothers in the Colombian armed forces, it would be a lack of respect for the military forces of the Republic of Colombia. It would be an underestimation of our compañeros in the Colombian military who are called to play the role of preserving peace in the region, a responsibility which we both have, towards the Latin Americans and the Caribeños.

Maintaining peace is our responsibility. But if we have to, we can reverse that against any nation or government that in this moment seeks to attack us with their false diplomacy and their actions outside international law against our people and our homeland. We in the armed forces have a resilient character, a strong patriotism, we are Bolivarian and have always been anti-imperialist, since we were born. This is not momentary, it is historical. It is inherent since the creation of the armed forces as a liberating army in our country.

Back to the issue and the role of the Venezuelan Defense Forces

They will not be able to use their pretenses, with their methods of coercion, blackmail, manipulation of sanctions and offers of amnesty to our leaders. If there is one thing that characterizes us, and this is known by the world, it is dignity. We fly the flag with national dignity. They will not be able to win with tricks on our dignity. They can sanction us but will not succeed. We will hear them, but we remain with our country. This is a political, even personal attack on Venezuela. If there is no respect for the nation, its laws and authorities, it is a jungle.

The attempt of coup is increasing and has placed the armed forces in the center of the debate. We observe in yesterday’s speech an act of extreme arrogance and terrible folly on the part of the President of the United States. Donald Trump referred to our country in a tone and in the content of his declarations we see a very dangerous attitude of one who wants to direct the actions of a military power that with their limitless imperial desire is orchestrating an interventionist plan against our nation. It is imperative to reiterate to the world that we are in the presence of an escalation of a hybrid war to suffocate our economy with economic and financial sanctions to generate chaos and anarchy. Know well that their true purpose is none other than to appropriate the wealth of the nation. It is unusual to flagrantly violate the norms of international law by imparting orders to the Venezuelan military, promoting and encouraging confrontation with our compañeros and co-nationales under the pretext of humanitarian help. Any attempt to change government must follow our rules and must happen according to our roadmap. We will defend our nation, and I am certain will win. 

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez

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Southgate, and England, reap reward for faith in Pickford

SAMARA, Russia (Reuters) – Despite England generally dominating their World Cup quarter-final against Sweden it was goalkeeper Jordan Pickford who was man of the match in the 2-0 victory as coach Gareth Southgate’s faith in the 24-year-old was amply rewarded.

Soccer Football – World Cup – Quarter Final – Sweden vs England – Samara Arena, Samara, Russia – July 7, 2018 England’s Jordan Pickford makes a save REUTERS/David Gray

England were leading through a Harry Maguire header with Sweden barely mounting an attack when Pickford showed great reactions to push away a Marcus Berg header.

Dele Alli put England 2-0 up but Pickford also made another excellent save from Viktor Claesson, then tipped a Berg shot over the bar to ensure there was no nervous finale.

In the second round he made an astonishing save in stoppage time to push clear a 35-metre pile-driver by Colombia’s Mateus Uribe that was heading for the top corner. That was somewhat overshadowed by Colombia equalizing from the resulting corner but Pickford got his moment in the limelight with a shootout save as England triumphed on penalties.

Soccer Football – World Cup – Quarter Final – Sweden vs England – Samara Arena, Samara, Russia – July 7, 2018 England’s Jordan Pickford celebrates after Harry Maguire scored their first goal REUTERS/Lee Smith

“After I made that first save from Marcus Berg with the header that was me set for the rest of the game,” Pickford said on Saturday.

“I wasn’t born the last time England reached a World Cup semi-final (in 1990). We have always said we would take one game at a time and we can go on and create our own history.”

Everton’s Pickford made his England debut seven months ago and had only three caps before the World Cup but Southgate let him know he would be his first-choice.

He also backed him up with two more inexperienced keepers in the shape of Jack Butland (eight caps) and Nick Pope (one), leaving behind long-term regular Joe Hart.

Like much that Southgate has done since taking over as England manager, it has proved a refreshing and hugely effective approach.

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England have a long tradition of excellent goalkeepers but also a tradition of playing them beyond their sell-by-date, with fatal consequences.

Peter Shilton was almost 41 in the 1990 World Cup and did not look as if he would save a German penalty in the shootout defeat if they had been taking them until midnight.

Twelve years later the near-39-old David Seaman stood motionless as Ronaldinho’s speculative long-range shot floated over him almost in slow motion as Brazil knocked England out in the quarter-finals.

Southgate could have played it safe and kept faith with the experienced Hart, despite his struggles this season, but went with form, and youth, and has been amply vindicated.

“I had a good season and this is what it is all about,” Pickford said.

“I don’t put myself under pressure and play in the moment, nothing fazes me. The pitch is always the same. The lines and goal height are the same.

“I just work hard every day. I kept a clean sheet because all the work I do in training is to showcase on match day. I am capable of making these saves and it showed in the performance.”

Reporting by Mitch Phillips, editing by Christian Radnedge

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World Cup 2018: How the England gamers rated v Colombia

World Cup 2018: How the England gamers rated v Colombia

World Cup 2018: How the England gamers rated v Colombia

England fielded the identical beginning 11 because the one which started their first Group G match towards Tunisia

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England are by means of to the quarter-finals following their first ever World Cup penalty shootout victory over Colombia.

Harry Kane was on the scoresheet but once more, whereas Jordan Pickford proved to be the shootout hero by saving Carlos Bacca’s effort shortly after Jordan Henderson’s was stored out.

However who stood out within the dramatic victory? And who could possibly be preventing to retain their place within the aspect for the quarter-final?

That is chief soccer author Phil McNulty’s verdict from Russia, together with the rankings you offered courtesy of our player rater.

Pickford saves, Dier scores – England win penalty shootout

Jordan Pickford (goalkeeper) 8

Criticised after Belgium however prime class right here. Magnificent save from Uribe that sadly ended with a nook that introduced Colombia’s equaliser, however then saved Bacca’s penalty within the shootout.

Your ranking: 7.11

Kieran Trippier (proper wing-back) 7

Might need achieved higher to clear Mina’s header however confirmed nerve and maturity in penalty shootout.

Your ranking: 6.88

Kyle Walker (centre-back) 6

Nonetheless rising in his unaccustomed function in a again three however his tempo in an enormous asset.

Your ranking: 5.93

John Stones (centre-back) 7

Confirmed actual energy when the going obtained robust.

Your ranking: 6.27

Highlights: Colombia 1-1 England (3-Four pens)

Harry Maguire (centre-back) 7

Gained lots within the air and all the time able to take accountability bringing the ball out. In addition to he is performed for England.

Your ranking: 6.90

Ashley Younger (left wing-back) 6

Began properly however struggled as the sport went on and obtained concerned in useless spats – though he was not alone there.

Your ranking: 5.77

Jordan Henderson (defensive midfield) 6

So industrious and may have been vastly relieved on the win after his penalty was saved.

Your ranking: 6.03

Jordan Henderson was the one England participant to not rating within the penalty shootout

Dele Alli (attacking midfield) 5

By no means seemed absolutely match after a latest damage and was on the margins.

Your ranking: 5.03

Jesse Lingard (attacking midfield) 5

Took a few heavy knocks and never his normal energetic self.

Your ranking: 5.93

Raheem Sterling (attacking midfield) 5

Labored tirelessly as soon as extra however not fairly taking place for the time being.

Your ranking: 4.56

Harry Kane (ahead) 9

England’s chief. Confirmed nice nerve for his penalties and takes on all of the accountability with supreme character.

Your ranking: 7.25

Kane places England forward from penalty spot

Substitutes

Eric Dier (for Dele Alli, 80minutes): Blended evening after approaching. Missed a fantastic header however what composure to attain that decisive penalty. – 6

Jamie Vardy (for Raheem Sterling, 87 minutes): A number of vitality and operating however not fairly in a position to summon up a aim menace. – 6

Danny Rose (for Ashley Younger, 102 minutes): Seemed energetic and obtained into a superb place for a late likelihood on aim – 6

Marcus Rashford (for Kyle Walker, 113 minutes): Confirmed icy nerve to step ahead and take a penalty – 6

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England knocks out Colombia on penalties to reach the World Cup quarterfinals

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No country had lost more penalty shootouts at a World Cup, but even though history was against them England’s inexperienced team held its nerve to see off Colombia in a tense finale and progressed to the quarterfinals.

England were within minutes of reaching the last eight in normal time thanks to a Harry Kane penalty until it conceded an injury-time goal — Yerry Mina powered in a header in the 93rd minute — which allowed the South Americans to live on to extra-time and, ultimately, penalties.

A miss from Mateus Uribe and a one-handed Jordan Pickford save from Carlos Bacca in the shootout proved to be Colombia’s downfall and ensured England, having failed on three previous occasions, won a penalty shootout at a World Cup for the first time in its history.

READ: Sweden beat Switzerland to reach quarterfinals

READ: Japan leaves spotless locker room and a ‘thank you’ note

Practice makes perfect

Previously England had lost six of its seven penalty shootouts at major tournaments, the only win coming against Spain in the European Championships in 1996.

But coach Gareth Southgate — a man who famously missed from the spot in the Euro 1996 semifinal against Germany — had made sure his players took spot-kicks in training and, on this occasion at least, practice made perfect.

“We talked long and hard about owning the process,” Southgate told ITV when asked about the squad’s approach to penalty shootouts.

“Great credit to all the staff and our players who have taken everything on board.

“We looked at individual technique, looked at how we needed to be as a team, and the goalkeeper has been important in that.”

It was left to Eric Dier to convert the winning spot-kick and send fans into fever pitch, changing hope to expectation with Sweden the next opponent on July 7.

READ: Nigeria captain got ransom demand for father before game

Is football ‘coming home?’

Little was expected of this young England team when it left for Russia. There were others with more experience, better teams packed with superstars and pedigree.

But with this being the World Cup which has had little respect for reputation, sending Spain, Germany, Argentina and Portugal tumbling, English hopes have increased with every heavyweight exit.

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Social media had been awash, perhaps initially with tongue firmly in cheek, with England fans claiming football was “coming home,” the chorus of the country’s favorite football song “Three Lions,” written when England hosted the European Championships in 1996 and reached the semifinals.

The English are now the only previous winners in their half of the draw and though they have some way to go before replicating the feats of 1966, the only time the country has won football’s biggest prize, even the gloomiest of fan will now perhaps be captivated.

Sweden — eight places below the English in FIFA’s world rankings — will be a dangerous opponent, but it is a tie England will be expected to successfully negotiate.

The tenacious Swedes — who reached their first World Cup quarterfinal in 24 years thanks to a 1-0 win over Switzerland — will not be obliging opponents.

Sweden, after all, topped a group which featured Germany and, though it is a team without superstars, its unity and discipline has already seen off South Korea, Mexico and the Swiss.

Southgate himself tempered expectations.

“This is special but I want us to go on now,” the Englishman added on ITV.

“Sweden, it’s another team we have a poor record against. We’ve underestimated them for years. They’re brilliant at what they do. It’s going to be a real tough test.”

READ: Belgium completes stunning comeback

READ: Low stays on as Germany coach

From injury-time heartbreak to penalty joy for England

England controlled the beat of a high-tempo opening, pressing with urgency and keeping the opposition largely in its own half.

Without the injured James Rodriquez, captain Radamel Falcao was an isolated figure in Colombia’s attack and, starved of possession and opportunity, the former Manchester United and Chelsea striker posed little threat.

But for all its dominance in the middle of the park there were few chances for England in the first half, the best falling to Kane in the 15th minute from a Kieran Trippier cross. But, from an acute angle, the striker headed over the crossbar.

The major talking point of the half came off the ball just before the break when replays showed Wilmar Barrios pushing his head first against Jordan Henderson’s chest and then his chin.

The England midfielder, who was the only English player to miss a penalty in the shootout, fell to the ground, but the offense was deemed worthy of a yellow card only.

With comfortable victories over the lower-ranked Tunisia and Panama in the group stages, followed by defeat to an understrength Belgium after having already qualified, this was supposed to be the biggest test of the tournament for England but, in truth, for the majority of the match Colombia only tested the English temperament.

Within minutes after the break, the Colombians were punished for their ill-discipline — the referee caught Carlos Sanchez rugby tackling Kane to the ground at a corner and had no hesitation in awarding the spot-kick.

Some Colombians argued with the referee while others scuffed the penalty spot with their studs, but it made little difference to Kane who calmly scored his sixth goal of this tournament, putting him in prime position for the Golden Boot award.

As Colombia searched for an equalizer, England threatened on the counter-attack, though Colombia did have an opportunity in the 80th minute.

Kyle Walker lost the ball in Colombia’s half, the South Americans rapidly attacked but Juan Cuadrado shot into the stands when he should have at least tested Pickford.

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Pickford, going into this match questions over whether he was worthy of a starting spot, produced a sensational save to deny Uribe from distance in injury time but, deep in injury time, the England goalkeeper could do little to prevent the equalizer.

From a corner, Mina headed beyond the diving Pickford and Trippier, who was standing on the line, to set up a grandstand finish.

In the first-half of injury time England faced wave after wave of yellow-shirted attacks — Falaco and Mina tested with headers — but England held firm and regained its composure in the final 15 minutes before the match concluded with a dramatic climax.

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Colombian fans take heart-breaking loss to England in their stride

The Andean nation's capital, Bogota, came to a standstill as people tuned in to watch the 'Cafeteros', with electrifying roars and loud gasps surging throughout the city each time either team came close to scoring. Giant screens showed the match in many cities around the nation of nearly 50 million people and in downtown Bogota, where suited lawyers, policemen and street vendors cheered and then commiserated in front of a screen set amid the gray concrete streets, as office workers watched from the windows above. A Colombian fan shows his disappointment. Photo: AP "It was a good game - sad that we couldn't get through, but I'm proud of the team's effort," said 47-year-old shoe shiner Mauricio Sanchez, who spent much of the game standing atop his box of supplies, the better to see the screen. Colombia's stand-out player from the tournament will be Mina, whose headers earned him the nickname "Mina de Oro" or gold mine, after they carried Colombia to victories against Senegal and Poland in the group stage. Mina's performance earned accolades from spectators despite the team's loss, while midfielder Mateus Uribe, who fluffed the first of Colombia's two missed penalties, earned sympathy. "The best player was Mina," said lawyer Adriana Palma, 33. "I'm really sad for Uribe." At a screening in an English-themed bar in northern Bogota, British expatriates and tourists celebrated England's victory. "It was a good match, but (I'm) always disappointed when the game goes to penalties - it doesn't show the true potential of the team," said Emma Kinsey, 32, a yoga instructor from Lincoln who lives in Bogota. Last week's game against Senegal saw Colombia's key forward James Rodriguez forced off due to a swelling in his right calf. He had to miss Tuesday's match, watching from the sidelines. Colombia have lost to England at the World Cup before. At France '98 the teams met in a group match and England won 2-0, thanks to goals by Darren Anderton and David Beckham, to advance to the last 16 where they lost to Argentina - on penalties. Reuters Most Viewed in Sport Loading Morning & Afternoon NewsletterDelivered MonFri. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/fifa-world-cup-2018/colombian-fans-take-heart-breaking-loss-to-england-in-their-stride-20180704-p4zpjc.html?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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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. Harry Kane's sixth goal of the World Cup appeared enough to secure England's first knockout win at a major tournament in 12 years, the Three Lions captain scoring from the spot after he was fouled by Carlos Sanchez. But Colombia took the last-16 tie into extra-time with a dramatic equaliser in the 93rd minute in Moscow on Tuesday, Yerry Mina climbing highest in the box to score a head in Juan Cuadrado's corner. In the shoot-out, David Ospina plunged to his left to keep out Jordan Henderson's poor penalty and give Colombia the advantage, but Mateus Uribe struck the crossbar and Jordan Pickford denied Carlos Bacca brilliantly to give Dier the chance to win it for the Three Lions. And the substitute kept his nerve, Dier drilling home his spot-kick even though Ospina dived the right way, with England now set to take on Sweden on Saturday in Samara. The South Americans were without James Rodriguez due to injury and could have had Wilmar Barrios sent off in the first half when he appeared to aim a headbutt into Henderson's chest and chin. Live Updates Penalties Eric Dier... steps up! GOAL! ENGLAND ON PENALTIES!!! Carlos Bacca steps up... Saved! Pickford! Trippier... Goal! 3-3 we are in sudden death! Uribe is up for Colombia... Missed! It clips the bar- 3-2 Henderson... Saved by Ospina... Advantage Colombia. Muriel for Colombia... Cool as you like... 3-1 Rashford steps up... bottom left corner. confident! 2-2 Cuadrado... Smashes it top left- 2-1 Kane for England... bottom left corner! 1-1 Falcao up first for Colombia... down the middle... Goal.. Extra- Time Second Half 120- Peep... Here come the penalties... Pickford or Ospina to be the hero tonight? 120- One minutes of extra-time... 119- The late knockings are with England, can they avoid penalties? 118- The Free-kick is punched away by Ospina... Long throw time... Mina gets rid! 117- Yellow for Cuadrado. He swipes down Danny Rose 116- Cuadrado whips in for Falcao, Dier has it... The Colombia captain swears blind the England man touched it.. .No deal! 114- Final Sub for Colombia... Arias is off. Zapata is on. 113- Vardy with a ball towards Lingard in the box... it's cleared for a corner... which lands on the head of Eric Dier.. it's well over.. 112- Kyle Walker is off.. Rashford is on! No change in formation.. 110- Danny Rose! So close, his shot has Ospina sprawling at the far post! Just wide! 110- Kane plays through Vardy down the wing, his cross is aimed at Lingard, but it's knocked out for a throw-in. England are seeing more of the ball here. 108- England carefully plays it out from the back. It's quite scary to watch... but they get it out... 106-Vardy is slipped through by Lingard, a snapshot is well blocked by Barrios. 105- Vardy went close! He's offside! Better from England! First Half Peep! Half-Time- Extra Time... Second half in a jiffy... 105-One Minute of extra time... This game is not going quietly into the night... 103- All the zip is with Colombia, a deep cross to Falcao! His header is a yard wide of Pickfords goal. 101- Danny Rose is on for Ashley Young... Young looked pretty knackered... 101- Mina is picked out again! He heads wide, Colombia seem to have the momentum at the minute. 100- Cuadrado into Bacca, it's deflected out from a corner... Oh no a corner... 99- Remember, England have two subs available now we are in extra-time. Can i suggest one of them to be Marcus Rashford, please. 98- Harry Kane is deep and is picked out by Vardy, Kanes lofted ball into the box is gathered by Ospina. 95- A low cross is bound for Falcao, Pickford dives down to gather. 94- Colombia pushes forward... Stones is all over it and gets it out for a throw... The long throw from Cuadrado is cleared. 92- Sweden will be loving this! England again begin to see plenty of the ball. Dier bangs into Bacca... he's going to be on the floor for a while... 91- Barrios & Young clatter into each other with a nasty challenge... Amazingly it's an England free-kick... which is wasted. Peep! Back at it in Moscow. Second Half 90+7- PEEP! This ain't over! Colombia with a goal at the death! Football oh my goodness! Extra-time to come! 90+5 Cool heads must prevail here for England... 90+3- Goal! Mina from the corner! Colombia level at the death! What drama! 93 minutes! 90+3 WOW! Uribe strikes it sweetly! Pickford with the save! Corner! 90+2 Colombia with the free-kick... Ospina launches it deep. 90- FIVE minutes of extra time. 88- Kane holds the ball up well and wins a free-kick from the yellow shirts swarming him. Selfless play from the Three Lions captain/ 87- England sub- Raheem Sterling is off, Jamie Vardy is on... Quintero is off for Colombia, and Luis Muriel is on... 86 England is sitting deep now, the ball falls to Falcao. Straight into the arms of Pickford. Oh goodness. 85- Colombia whips the ball in! Davidson Sanchez nips it off Falcao who was primed to head it! Ouch! 83- Trippier picks out Maguire, not for the first time he heads it over! 82- Harry Kane picks up the ball, dips into midfield and wins a free-kick off Falcao. Magnificant stuff. 81- Walker caught snoozing with the ball and Colombia break...Cuadrado smashes his shot well over. A shocking shot!  England got lucky. 80- Dier is on for Dele Alli... That should tighten it up for England. 79- Carlos Sánchez is off... Uribeat is on... 76- England on the break! Sterling squares to Lingard, the Man United man sprawls across the turf. The replay shows that Davidson Sanchez trips Lingard. Naughty. 75- Colombia will have to push forward in search of a goal, that could leave space for England to exploit. 74- Free-kick flies towards Kane who tries to get a boot to it! He's offside. It won't count! 73- Cuadrado trips up Kane, another freekick in a dangerous position for the Three Lions. 72- Lingard breaks into the box, tries to cross to Kane. Davidson Sanchez gets rid. The corner to Maguire is headed over. 70- A game of football breaks out, England are playing keep ball for the most part. 68- Second yellow for England, Lingard goes into the book for tripping Sanchez. 67- Ashley Young is down injured, Arias pushed him after his cross. Colombia is living dangerously here. 65- Alli falls down after a challenge from Arias who was on a yellow... He's on a tightrope, as are four other Colombia players. 63- Sub Carlos Bacca picks up a yellow, minutes after coming onto the pitch. Colombia needs to keep their cool here, this could get ugly. 62- Trippier with a perfect cross to Dele Alli who heads over. Falcao gets a yellow for complaining over an eleged dive from Maguire, which wasnt given. This is getting tasty. 61- Carlos Bacca is on Mojica is off in an attacking move from Colombia. 56- Eventually... Kane Steps up... GOAL! THROUGH THE MIDDLE! It's in! 1-0 England! That's his sixth goal in the World Cup. 55- Mind games this from Colombia... Yellow card for Henderson for some kind of headbutt on Mina. 53- Penalty! Sanchez tugs down Kane... Referee points to the spot! The Colombian players complain, but it's no use. A sly dig of the penalty spot by Mojica. I see you! 53- Young whips it into to Maguire, Sanchez dutifully heads the ball out for a corner for England 52- First yellow of the second half- Arias barges into Harry Kane... Free-kick incoming... 51- For all their possession, England seem to be lacking somthing in midfield. 50- Colombia spring forward, Harry Kane faces up to Cuadrado who turns away from the challenge and passes the ball. Solid work that from the England captain. 47- It's still very nervy as the second half starts. England having plenty of the ball but not doing much with it... 46- No changes, by the way, Dele Alli seems to be okay (for now) Peep! We are back underway in Moscow! England get us started! Half- Time Chat! Arsene Wenger is loving the tense, nervy vibe of Colombia Vs England. Good for you, Arsene. beIN SPORTS ✔ @beINSPORTS  Wenger: 🗣️ "This is a game where you have to keep your discipline and your nerves." Who will stand up to the pressure... #COL or the #ThreeLions?#beINRussia #beINFWC #COLENG #WorldCup 12:00 PM - Jul 3, 2018 48 See beIN SPORTS's other Tweets Twitter Ads info and privacy PEEP! 0-0 At the break, tight and nervy from both sides. Something will have to give in the second half... Join me in 15 minutes... 45+2 Dele Alli is down, holding his thigh. It doesn't look good but the Spurs man comes back on he'll ride it out till half-time. 45+1 Quintero finds some space! His shot is straight at Pickford who gathers quickly. 45- Four minutes of extra time as the England band rings out "God Save Our Queen" 44- More off the ball antics between Sterling and Mina... It's all essentially handbags... Play on! 43- Colombia see a little more of the ball, Quintero whips a ball up the wing for Mojica to chase. It's waayyy too long. 41- The strike from Tripper edges wide. Took a while to take that... 39- Off the ball scrap here. Barrios seems to have headbutted Henderson, after some VAR chat... It's a yellow he'll miss the next game... Back to the free-kick. 38- Lerma with the scissors on Kane, not sure how that is a yellow, to be honest. It's in prime territory, just outside the box Trippier is over it.... 36- Henderson scoops the ball up to Kane, Arias ducks and the ball goes out of play. That's a great defensive shout. 35- Quintero tries to return the favour to Falcao with a through ball. Stones is all over it. England clear their lines. 32-  Falcao tee's up  Quintero for a shot with a quick header, his left-footed effort slides well wide. 31- Cuadrado and Maguire barge into other as a long ball arrows out for a throw-in. A little bit of needle in this. 29- Trippier and Falcao snarl at each other. Colombia wins the free-kick. 28- England have dropped off their intensity in the last few minutes, yet it's still more than Colombia, who seem happy to sit. 25- Sanchez hacks down Alli. Free-kick England, Young is over it. Maguire's header is deflected out for a corner to England. Which is wasted. 24-Lerma launches a long ball to Cuadrado. It's out, that ends Colombia's extended period of the ball. 21- Cuadrado's shot falls into the path of Falcao. Maguire gets the crucial block in. The ball falls to Mojica who blazes over 17- More possession for Colombia, they have settled now. Quintero knocks a ball bound to Falcao. Pickford is out to gather quickly. 15- Lingard and Trippier link up well. The wing-backs cross is zipped across the Colombia goal, Kane gets a header across it but the ball ends up on the top of the net. 13- Mojica scampers down the wing for Colombia, Trippier with a lovely tackle its a throw in for England. 12- Ball drops to Sterling, who cracks a shot, Davidson Sanchez blocks the strike! 11- It's been a positive start for the Three Lions, who win a free-kick as Mina attempts to piggy-back Raheem Sterling. 9- Young, Alli and Lingard trade passes, it's cleared again. Corner for England. Free kick for Colombia as Stones barges Jefferson Lerma 7- Trippier delivers, Arias breaks away before being disposed by Lingard. It's a breathless start! 6- Trippier with a smart free-kick to Sterling, Colombia are alert and get rid. Corner again for England. 5-Young's freekick is in the mixer, Ospina punches to safety. Trippier fires it back in off Mina for another corner, this time Ospina grabs it! 4- Mina handles the ball, dangerous free-kick for England this.. 3- England concedes a free-kick deep in the Colombia half as Lingard tugs down Davidson Sanchez. 1-Early possession for England, judging by the boos plenty of Colombians are in attendance... Peep! Falcao gets us underway! Preamble The National Anthems! We are minutes away from the action at the Spartak Stadium! Yes! Gareth! He's the man with the plan! Great pre-match chat with the Three Lions boss. C'mon! Let's ride the vibe! Kick-off is twenty minutes away (I'm listing to Three Lions & World in Motion FYI) Everyone loves a throwback! France 98 Group stages England Vs Colombia.... David Beckham with that free-kick... Ahh, memories! beIN SPORTS ✔ @beINSPORTS  The #ThreeLions beat #COL 2-0 in their only previous #WorldCup encounter! Here was David Beckham's free-kick from that night 🎯#beINRussia #beINFWC 10:31 AM - Jul 3, 2018 34 See beIN SPORTS's other Tweets Twitter Ads info and privacy Now the Team News! Wilmar Barrios and Jefferson Lerma are in central midfield, Mateus Uribe drops out whilst James Rodrigez is left out completely! The Bayern Munich man has failed to shake off the calf injury for the game! What a boon for England! As for England, it's the same side that played the opener against Tunisia. Dele Alli back in midfield, Harry Kane leads the line and is the captain! Game on! View image on Twitter View image on Twitter FIFA World Cup 🏆 ✔ @FIFAWorldCup  TEAM NEWS | The teams are in for #COL and #ENG#COLENG // #WorldCup 10:01 AM - Jul 3, 2018 4,857 3,032 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy Also! Some big Arsene Wenger news! The Former Arsenal boss has given his verdict on Jordan Pickford (No Experience) & Harry Kane (Very Efficient) you can check out the story on it here, ideal reading before the big game in an hour or so! Ohh in bonus content, you can check out former England player Trevor Francis react to the big news on the social club! beIN SPORTS ✔ @beINSPORTS  Is Arsene Wenger right? Can @HKane lead #ENG to #WorldCup glory... and is @JPickford1 the weak link? #beINRussia #beINFWC https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1YpKkLPoMdYGj … 9:27 AM - Jul 3, 2018 The Social Club with Trevor Francis Bein Sports @beINSPORTS 37 See beIN SPORTS's other Tweets Twitter Ads info and privacy So some big Ronaldo news! Apparently, CR7 is on his way out of Real Madrid! To Juventus! The side he scored that amazing overhead against in the Champions League! So much narrative! Anyway... Our man Jamie Easton has all the information you need! beIN SPORTS ✔ @beINSPORTS  Here's @eastonjamie with the latest on @Cristiano's reported move to @juventusfc 👇 #TransferNews #Juve #RealMadrid 9:15 AM - Jul 3, 2018 48 See beIN SPORTS's other Tweets Twitter Ads info and privacy Hello! Welcome to the Live Updates of Colombia Vs England. Gareth Southgate has labelled this the biggest knockout game in ten years for the Three Lions, so no pressure then. You can join me for all the latest news, build-up, team news & chat ahead of the game. Oh, and we have Live Video highlights from the game! Stick around! Preview Colombia will be targeting their first ever victory over England in Moscow to seal back to back quarter-final appearances at the World Cup. Los Cafeterios has shown glimpses of quality in their group games but now will have to step it up another level against a youthful Three Lions. You can watch the stream of Colombia Vs England via beIN SPORTS CONNECT. José Pékerman’s charges have worked well in their preferred system of 4-2-3-1 against Poland and Senegal. The biggest call th experienced Argentinian coach will be to include James Rodrigez in his side. The Bayern Munich star only played 31 minutes against Senegal after departing with a reoccurring muscle complaint in his calf. More likely that a half fit Rodrigez will be made available from the bench, should Colombia need a moment of inspiration. Juan Quintero is likely to benefit from the absence of Rodriguez and will be set  for a role as the playmaker of the side. The Porto star, who has been on loan at River Plate for the second half of the season played a delightful ball to Falcao for his side second goal against Poland, and will be charged with doing the same against England. Colombia Predicted team David Ospina; Santiago Arias, Davinson Sanchez, Yerry Mina, Johan Mojica; Carlos Sanchez, Mateus Uribe; Juan Cuadrado, Juan Quintero, Luis Muriel; Falcao  How to watch Online- beIN SPORTS CONNECT TV Channel- MAX HD3 Kick-off- 21:00 Stadium- Spartak Stadium, Moscow As for England, confidence will be high in the camp despite a much changed side losing 1-0 to Belgium. Gareth Southgates side have shown glimmers of quality in the opening games against Tunisia & a weak Panama side, to convince many fans that "It's coming home" for the first time since 1966. In reality, England have a poor record in knockout football at the World Cup. However, this young side has nothing to fear and will be looking to relay the ghosts of England teams past. Even more encouraging for the side will be the prospect of a quater-final against Sweden or Switzerland, although Southgate will be stressing to focus on the task at hand. Jessie Lingard has impressed in his midfield role, and his stunning strike against Panama highlighted his class. Colombia may elect to sit back in the opening exchanges, and the pace and ability of the Man United player will be needed if the Three Lions are to break the deadlock early. England Predicted team Jordan Pickford; Kyle Walker, John Stones, Harry Maguire; Kieran Trippier, Dele, Jordan Henderson, Jesse Lingard, Ashley Young; Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane It promises to be a fascinating encounter as Colombia & England face off for a place in the quarter finals.  Watch the Live & Exclusive stream of the game on MAX HD3 & beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

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World Cup 2018: England End Penalty Jinx To Edge Colombia In Shootout

England edged Colombia 4-3 on penalties to halt a run of five successive shootout defeats at major tournaments and book a quarter-final clash against Sweden at the World Cup. Harry Kane fired England ahead with his tournament-leading sixth goal just before the hour in Moscow, converting a penalty after he was hauled down by Carlos Sanchez at a corner. Gareth Southgate’s team looked to be heading into the last eight in regulation time until Yerry Mina equalised with a 93rd-minute header as the giant Colombian defender scored for the third game in a row. Neither team could find an advantage in extra-time and so a bad-tempered match went to a nail-biting penalty shootout.

David Ospina dived superbly to his left to repel Jordan Henderson’s third penalty for England, but Manuel Uribe hit the crossbar before Jordan Pickford saved from Carlos Bacca.

Eric Dier drilled home the decisive spot-kick as England won for just the second time in eight penalty shootouts and reached the quarter-finals for the first time since 2006.

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Colombia were dealt a huge blow before kick-off as James Rodriguez failed to shake off a calf injury, the Bayern Munich midfielder not even fit enough for a place on the bench.

The 26-year-old was the Golden Boot winner with six goals in Brazil four years ago, when Colombia reached the quarter-finals for the first time.

Kane, Raheem Sterling and Dele Alli were among nine players recalled for England after Gareth Southgate rested the majority of his first-choice side for their final group game against Belgium.

Kane scored a combined five goals in the wins over Tunisia and Panama, and the Tottenham striker went close when his looping header back across goal landed on the roof of the net.

Sterling then did well to spin past the imposing Davinson Sanchez although his left-footed strike was charged down, while Kieran Trippier curled wide from a free-kick.

Wilmar Barrios was booked for leaning his head into the chest of Jordan Henderson as the game grew into an increasingly fiesty affair.

Pickford made his first save from a fizzing long-range effort from Juan Fernado Quintero, while Jesse Lingard sliced over after Colombia half-cleared a cross.

A member of the Colombia coaching staff appeared to deliberately barge Sterling as the Manchester City player headed towards the half-time at the interval, escaping with just a telling-off.

Kane made the breakthrough on 57 minutes after he was wrestled to the ground at a corner by Carlos Sanchez, the same player who was shown the first red card of the tournament in a 2-1 loss to Japan.

The England captain faced a lengthy wait as several Colombia players protested to the referee but he kept his nerve to beat north London rival Ospina, lifting his penalty just over the Arsenal goalkeeper’s outstretched leg.

Alli nearly added a second when his diving header at the far post flashed over the bar, with Lingard appealing for another spot-kick after he was caught by Davinson Sanchez.

Juan Cuadrado blazed over with 10 minutes to play, and it appeared Colombia’s hopes were up when Pickford made a terrific save to turn behind Manuel Uribe’s spectacular long-range strike.

But Mina rose powerfully to meet the resulting corner, with Trippier only able to help the ball in via the underside of the crossbar in the third minute of added-on time.

Substitute Danny Rose almost struck an extra-time winner when his angled shot whistled beyond the far post, and Eric Dier headed over unmarked at a corner before England’s luck deserted them again in all too familiar fashion.

Then, unlike so many times before, luck finally smiled on them in the shootout.

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – England finally overcame nearly 30 years of penalty pain when they beat Colombia 4-3 in a shootout on Tuesday after drawing their World Cup last-16 clash 1-1 following extra time after the South Americans had equalized in the 93rd minute.

Soccer Football – World Cup – Round of 16 – Colombia vs England – Spartak Stadium, Moscow, Russia – July 3, 2018 England players celebrate during the penalty shootout REUTERS/Carl Recine

Beginning with their 1990 semi-final heartache against West Germany, England had previously lost all three World Cup shootouts and three out of four in the European Championship and they looked on course for another nightmare when midfielder Jordan Henderson saw his spot-kick saved by David Ospina.

But Colombia’s Mateus Uribe hit the bar and England’s Jordan Pickford saved from Carlos Bacca, leaving Eric Dier to score the decisive penalty and earn a quarter-final against Sweden, while denying the Colombians a second straight run to the last eight.

England’s first knockout victory since 2006 was particularly sweet for coach Gareth Southgate, whose shootout miss decided the Euro ‘96 semi-final, and vindicated – just – his decision to field a second-string side in the final group game defeat by Belgium to secure an easier route toward the final.

He should also be given credit for insisting his players practice penalties, even bringing in a psychologist to help them, after a succession of his predecessors wrote the whole process off as a lottery beyond their control.

“We have fantastic supporters who have had to stand with us through decades of disappointment and this was a really special moment for our country,” Southgate said.

“Today will give belief for generations to follow and not be hindered by history or expectations.

“The players have really executed everything (in the shootout) that we’ve talked about exceptionally well and we showed incredible resilience to come back from huge disappointment at the final whistle and keep our calm.”

If England get past Sweden they face a potential semi-final against hosts Russia or Croatia for their first appearance in a final since winning the World Cup for the only time in 1966.

Soccer Football – World Cup – Round of 16 – Colombia vs England – Spartak Stadium, Moscow, Russia – July 3, 2018 England’s Jordan Pickford celebrates with team mates after saving Colombia’s Carlos Bacca penalty during the shootout REUTERS/John Sibley

England had looked set to be going through with few dramas when tournament leading scorer Harry Kane smashed in a 57th-minute penalty, his sixth goal at the finals, only for Yerry Mina to head an equalizer in the third minute of stoppage time.

“We were so unlucky not to go through in 90 minutes,” said Kane, who also converted his shootout kick along with Marcus Rashford and Kieran Tripper. “No one laid on the floor and we stood there when it counted.”

KANE PENALTY

There had been precious little drama – though much petulance – throughout most of normal time as a Colombia side shorn of injured playmaker James Rodriguez set out to defend.

England were the better side without looking too dangerous but were then gifted the lead when Carlos Sanchez hauled down England’s captain and talisman Kane once too often.

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After four minutes of mayhem as Colombia protested, Kane kept his cool and smashed in his third spot kick of Russia 2018.

When Juan Cuadrado blazed horribly over the bar with 10 minutes left from Colombia’s first chance it looked all over for them but there was a fiery sting in the tail of normal time.

Pickford made a superb save to touch wide what could have been the goal of the tournament from Uribe but from the following corner – Colombia’s first of the match – giant defender Mina rose highest to head in the equalizer.

England substitute Dier missed the best chance of the extra period when he headed over but he made up for it in emphatic style before being mobbed by his relieved team mates.

“It was a nervous one. I’ve never really been in a situation like that before but felt I had to score after missing the header at the end so I’m just thankful I scored,” he said.

Despite his team collecting six yellow cards to England’s two, coach Jose Pekerman felt Colombia had been on the wrong side of American referee Mark Geiger’s decisions.

“A player fakes a foul, they are trying to get the referee to book another player,” he said. “There is a lot of confusion with this type of play.

“It was very difficult to get into the match. There was a lot of rhythm and speed but as soon as the ball was in the box my players were not cool and composed.”

Reporting by Mitch Phillips; Editing by Ken Ferris

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