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World Cup 2018 Day 20: Pickford and Dier send England through, Sweden edge past Switzerland

England kept their nerve to end their penalty shoot-out jinx and knock out Colombia to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

Eric Dier scored the winning kick after Jordan Pickford’s brilliant save from Carlos Bacca’s attempt, with England’s first ever World Cup shoot-out win setting up a last eight meeting with Sweden on Saturday.

Emil Forsberg grabbed Sweden’s winner against Switzerland with a shot that deflected off the luckless Manuel Akanji and left goalkeeper Yann Sommer stranded in the Swiss goal.

Pickford & Dier end England hoodoo

Harry Kane’s 57th minute penalty looked as if it would send England through, but Colombia gradually piled on the pressure as full-time approached.