MOSCOW- England for the first time in their history made it through the knockout phase of the World Cup through penalties. The English have suffered losses in penalties and before Tuesday night were never the winning side through the dreaded penalty spot, ending their penalty curse.
England defeated Columbia 4-3 in penalties, after both sides with deadlock 1-1 after extra time. England looked like a shoe in into the quarterfinals, with just 2 minutes left of full time. Harry Kane scored through the penalty spot and when Columbia’s defender Mina’s equalising late in the game.
England end their penalty curse, here are some of the best celebration pics of the night:
The moments following the penalty shootout…
The fans loved every moment of it…
Striker and captain Harry Kane could it contain himself…
Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was swamped by his team-mates after his penalty save.
After it hit what had happened, the players went to meet the fans…
A moment the English will never forget …
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