Dier strikes decisive penalty as England edge past Colombia to reach last 8

For all the talk about England’s progress under Gareth Southgate, his youthful side have yet to be truly examined in this World Cup but Tuesday’s last 16 opponents Colombia will certainly ask the right questions.

England will try and overcome the weight of the history of knockout heartbreaks in recent past when they face Colombia while the South American outfit will attempt to secure a place in the quarter-finals for the second time in succession.

Full-time report: England scraped through a win against a spirited Colombia in penalties after the 120 minutes of regular and additional time couldn't separate the two teams who played a haphazard game at a break-neck speed with only one goal at either end to show for it. At the end of the penalties in Moscow, England outscored Colombia 4-3, with Eric Dier steering a crisp low shot beyond David Ospina and into the bottom corner. The win takes England to the quarter-finals of the Fifa World Cup in Russia and sends Colombia back home.

England took control of the game and held it for the initial 20 minutes but then Colombia fought their way back into the game. The closest a player came to scoring in the first-half was English captain Harry Kane who couldn't keep his header down. Tempers also fared in the game and in one such instance, Wilmar Barrios was handed over yellow card after the midfielder headbutted Henderson. For all the speed and chances the two teams got, the match remained scoreless in the first half.