England's World Cup dreams are still alive after destroying Colombia's hopes in a nerve-wrecking penalty shootout. The Three Lions defeated Los Cafeteros after 120 excruciating minutes, and that win earned them a place in the national team's history.
The English side had been involved in three penalty shootouts in World Cup history, losing every single one of them against Germany(1990), Argentina(1998) and Portugal(2006). But that's all in the past, as a save by Jordan Pickford made way for their first win of the sort in a major tournament since 1996.
#ENG defeats #COL in the penalty shootout and gets its 1st ever shootout win at the #WorldCup (1-3).#ENG advances to the #WorldCup quarterfinal for the first time since 2006. pic.twitter.com/tCKUhIIEi3
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 3, 2018
It will also be a day to remember for Jordan Pickford, as he broke a 20-year-hoodoo for English goalkeepers with his key penalty save today.
1998 - Jordan Pickford was the first England goalkeeper to save a penalty in a penalty shoot-out at a major tournament since David Seaman at World Cup 1998 against Argentina. Crucial.#COLENG #ENG #WorldCup #ThreeLions pic.twitter.com/qdwp7zRezO
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 3, 2018
England will now face Sweden in the FIFA World Cup Quarter finals.