Colombia's victory over Senegal was bittersweet with star playmaker James Rodriguez suffering a calf injury.
As for England, Gareth Southgate will be hoping that the loss to Belgium hasn't knocked them off their stride. Fortunately, they are injury-free, and head into the round of 16 having given eight of their first team players a rest against Belgium...
England did not know what to expect from this team going into this last-16 match, and how they would fare under pressure that was entirely new to them. But here they were playing England’s biggest game in 12 years, on a stage none of them had even reached before, knowing that they had a winnable quarter-final after this, and doing all of this under the most bruising physical provocation you will ever see in a football match between two top teams.
England did not know what to expect from this team going into this last-16 match, and how they would fare under pressure that was entirely new to them. But here they were playing England’s biggest game in 12 years, on a stage none of them had even reached before, knowing that they had a winnable quarter-final after this, and doing all of this under the most bruising physical provocation you will ever see in a football match between two top teams.
Red Risky.
Green Safe.
