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Jordan Pickford Hits Back at Thibaut Courtois' Height Jab After Colombia Penalty Heroics

England penalty hero Jordan Pickford has responded to a comment made from Belgium and Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois concerning his height following his penalty shootout heroics against Colombia on Tuesday.

Speaking to MailOnline following England's dramatic win over in Moscow, the 24-year-old fired back at the jab made after the Everton keeper conceded a goal to Adnan Januzaj during the group stage. Courtois claimed that Pickford was 'too short' to keep out the strike that helped Belgium claim a 1-0 win over England in Kaliningrad.

Pickford said: "I did all my research.