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World Cup: Saturday's quarterfinal games

The buzz: This has been a strange tournament for England. Harry Kane leads the race for the Golden Boot, but half of his six goals have come on penalty kicks. And speaking of penalties, the Three Lions won their first-ever World Cup shootout in the round of 16 to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in 12 years. Coach Gareth Southgate, whose own miss in the 1996 Euros contributed to a streak during which England was eliminated on penalties in six tournaments dating to the 1990 World Cup, has emphasized a new mental approach with his team and it apparently worked against Colombia, when only one of five England players failed to convert from the spot.