The eighth round match of the Russian World Cup was defined in the penalty kicks because the score was 1-1 both in regulation time and in the extra time, Harry Kane (57 'penalty kick) had scored for the English team, while Yerri Mina (90 + 3 ') scored for the team squad at the Spartak stadium in Moscow. The series was defined in penal launches and there, the 'Pross' prevailed 4-3. The last penalty, the access to the quarterfinals of the World Cup, was charged by Eric Dier who performs at Totthenham Hotspur.
The English team will face Sweden in the quarterfinals on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at the Samara Arena from 14:00 GMT (09:00 Ecuador time). The 'Pross' arrived with danger to the Colombian area before 10 minutes of the match twice with Ashley Young. The first was the minute 5 when he took a free kick from the right and goalkeeper David Ospina deflected the Telstar with his fists; then Young picked up a corner that went wide. The clearest goal for the English team came in the 15th minute when Jesse Lingard qualified Kieran Trippier who escaped to the right and raised the center towards the area. Harry Kane finished with a head but on the horizontal. The English team responded with a free frontal shot to 42 'and after some struggles, Trippier finished off the goal but disjointed. The Colombian team had the first clear option of goal just 46 'when Radamel Falcao escaped to the right and sent the center to Juan Fernando Quintero who finished off the goal and the hands of goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
For the second time, the English team jumped to the field looking to open the scoreboard. For 53 'Harry Kane tried to enter the rival area but Carlos Sánchez got in the way of the Englishman and knocked him down. The referee Mark Geiger did not hesitate to rule on the criminal offense. Captain Kane finished with his right leg and in the center of the goal to beat goalkeeper David Ospina to score the first goal of the 'Pross'. The English team could increase the advantage in the scoreboard to 74 with a free kick from the left. When Harry Kane tried to take the ball, he was 'offside'. The coffee squad could score the equalizer goal when the 81st minute passed and there was a collective move between Carlos Bacca, Radamel Falcao and Juan Guillermo Cuadrado. The latter escaped to the right, but finished off the arc on the horizontal of the Jordan Pickford arch. But when 90 + 3 minutes passed, Andrés Uribe finished off the goal and forced the goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to divert the Telstar to the corner. Yerry Mina, the savior of the coffee squad, rose inside the area and scored the goal that forced the elongation. In the 30 extra minutes both Colombia and England sought to level the stock. The clearest option was that of Jamie Vardy at 107 'when he finished at the goal, but in' offside '. England responded with Danny Rose to 111 when from the left, he finished crossed and the ball went just wide. The match was led by the umpire of American nationality Mark Geiger.
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