FIFA World Cup 2018: England will face Sweden in quarterfinals. (Source: Reuters)
FIFA World Cup 2018 Day 21: After 20 days of footballing action in Russia, the top eight of the World Cup in Russia were finally decided on Tuesday. England became the final team to reach the quarters after defeating Colombia 4-3 in a penalty shootout. The Three Lions will meet Sweden, who defeated Switzerland 1-0. Brazil will face Belgium in a thrilling contest, while France will be facing Uruguay. Croatia will be facing the hosts Russia.
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Despite the defeat, the Japanese fans won hearts after they stayed back in the stands to clean up the litter. In photos that have gone viral on social media, the fans were seen picking up trash surrounding the chairs with tears in their eyes.
This will be the saddest thing you will see on the Internet today. Football is not just a game...
Rohit Mundayur gives a recap of the Round of 16 matches in the World Cup:
"The 2018 World Cup Round of 16 simply picked up where the Group Stage left off. In the first round, the traditional giants struggled but it was only one – Germany – that truly fell by the way side. But the Round of 16 took care of those who had huffed and puffed their way in."
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At the moment it is Romelu Lukaku vs Harry Kane. Lukaku has 4 goals while Kane has 6. Who will win the Golden Boot?
Colombia’s efforts to reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the second straight time were hampered by refereeing interruptions and constant calls from England’s players for fouls in the South Americans’ last 16 loss on penalties, said coach Jose Pekerman. Colombia missed one penalty and saw another saved in the shootout to go down 4-3 after forcing the game to extra time courtesy of a last-gasp equaliser by Yerry Mina that saw them level the scores at 1-1.
But Pekerman said the England players were demanding fouls which in his opinion were not, complaining to American referee Mark Geiger and affecting the flow of Colombia’s game. “There were many situations, as expected, and everybody knew the match would be like this and I think we have to try to defend football,” the Argentine coach said.
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Eric Dier said England kept calm and did not panic as his successful penalty against Colombia gave his side their first ever win in a World Cup shootout on Tuesday in Moscow. “To get knocked down like we did is difficult to come back from it,” Dier said after Yerry Mina had equalised for the Colombians in stoppage time to force the match into goalless extra time. “We knew what we had to do and we stayed calm,” he added after the 4-3 shootout win. “We never panicked. We were ready for that.”
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England broke their penalty shootout hoodoo and made it to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2006. Here is how the legendary footballers reacted:
France vs Argentina 4-3
Uruguay vs Portugal 2-1
Spain vs Russia 1-1 (3-4 p)
Croatia vs Denmark 1-1(3-2 p)
Brazil vs Mexico 2-0
Belgium vs Japan 3-2
Sweden vs Switzerland 1-0
Colombia vs England 1-1 (3-4 p)
We are about to enter the quarterfinals of the World Cup 2018 in Russia starting Thursday, and here are the four fixtures that will take place:
6th July, 2018
Uruguay vs France - 7:30 PM IST
Brazil vs Belgium - 11:30 PM IST
7th July, 2018
Sweden vs England - 7:30 PM IST
Russia vs Croatia - 11:30 PM IST