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England and Sweden will battle inside the Samara Arena for one of the four semi-final spots on Saturday. The Three Lions finally broke their long-standing penalty curse by advancing to the quarter-final at the expense of Colombia. '
Gareth Southgate's men were initially on their way to victory until Yeray Mina struck late in added time to relinquish their one-goal lead. Tuesday's victory from the penalty shootout was England's second in seven attempts.
With their fortune's seemingly turning for the good, the 1966 World Cup winners will hope it is a prelude for better things to come ahead of their clash with Sweden. With the exception of the 1-0 defeat to Belgium, Gareth Southgate have not put a foot wrong although they are yet to stage a convincing outing.
Nevertheless, the presence of Harry Kane in the attack seems to cover all insecurities in the side with the 24-year-old striking against Colombia and taking his tally at the tournanment to six. Going into the upcoming clash with a super-tight Swedish set-up, the England skipper will have to dig deeper than he has ever done at Russia 2018 thus far.
Janne Andersson's men may not be playing the prettiest of football but team spirit, unity and overall discipline at both ends of the field has been their propeller. They have been rock solid and robust in matches leading up to the quarter-final and with the stakes being high at the moment, one should expect very little to change in how they approach games.
Previous match-ups between Sweden and England has proved to be very competitive with both sides recording seven wins apiece in 23 appearances. Nine of the games have ended in draws and a total of 66 goals have been scored in the total matches played.
