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England should not underestimate Sweden, says Eriksson

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has warned Gareth Southgate's side of the "extremely difficult" task they face to break down Sweden's defence in Saturday's World Cup quarter-final.

The Three Lions are on a high after Tuesday's penalty shoot-out victory over Colombia following a 1-1 draw, their first ever spot-kick win at the World Cup.

The victory booked them a trip to Samara to face a Sweden side Eriksson rates highly for their defensive resilience and team ethic.

Janne Andersson's men have won three of their four World Cup matches so far - only losing to Germany - scoring six goals and keeping a trio of clean sheets as they topped Group F and beat Switzerland 1-0 in the last 16.