{"id":1133,"date":"2018-07-04T16:18:43","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T10:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/?p=1133"},"modified":"2018-07-04T16:18:43","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T10:48:43","slug":"colombia-1-1-england-3-4-on-penalties-5-things-we-learned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/2018\/07\/04\/colombia-1-1-england-3-4-on-penalties-5-things-we-learned\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia 1-1 England (3-4 on penalties): 5 Things we learned"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summary:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

COLOMBIA 1-1 ENGLAND (FT, AET)<\/h3>\n

HARRY KANE PEN 56′, YERRY MINA 90′<\/strong><\/p>\n

ENGLAND WIN 4-3 ON PENALTIES.<\/strong><\/p>\n

LINEUPS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

COL – OSPINA, ARIAS, MINA, D SANCHEZ, MOJICA, LERMA, C SANCHEZ, BARRIOS, CUADRADO, QUINTERO, FALCAO. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

ENG – PICKFORD, WALKER, STONES, MAGUIRE, TRIPPIER, HENDERSON, YOUNG, DELE ALLI, LINGARD, STERLING, KANE.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

England exorcised their World Cup demons by beating Colombia on penalty kicks to set up a quarter-final against Sweden.<\/p>\n

Tournament top scorer Harry Kane scored the opening goal of the game, beating David Ospina from the penalty spot after he was hauled down by Carlos Sanchez. But in the 94th minute, Barcelona defender Yerry Mina headed home a dramatic equaliser to take the game into extra-time.<\/p>\n

The game then went to penalties with England prevailing 4-3 thanks to Eric Dier’s dramatic winning spot kick.<\/p>\n

Eric Dier and Jordan Pickford wrote their names into England folklore as the Three Lions beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties to secure their first World Cup quarter-final in 12 years and their first shootout victory since 1996.<\/p>\n

Gareth Southgate\u2019s side will now play Sweden for a place in the last four on Sunday but \u2013 in typical England fashion \u2013 they did it the hard way.<\/p>\n

1. England were scratchy and lacked a Plan B<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Harry Kane grabbed his sixth goal of the World Cup by rattling home a 57th-minute penalty after ex-Aston Villa midfielder Carlos S\u00e1nchez grappled him to the floor.<\/p>\n

But in the third minute of stoppage time Barcelona defender Yerry Mina guided home a header from a corner to force extra-time and England looked shot. Los Cafeteros took control of the game for the first time but could not find a winner.<\/p>\n

Penalties, inevitably, were required to find a winner. England blinked first when Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson saw his effort pushed around the post by Arsenal keeper David Ospina.<\/p>\n

But Mateus Uribe thumped the bar with Colombia\u2019s next kick, allowing Kieran Trippier to level. Carlos Bacca was then denied by Pickford before Dier stroked home the winner to give England their first penalty triumph since beating Spain at the 1996 European Championships.<\/p>\n

England\u2019s strength is in attacking midfielders. There aren\u2019t any elite out-and-out defenders, so it makes sense to utilise the on-ball abilities of the \u2018quite good\u2019 ones that the nation has. Playing a back three helps brings this out, while also adding an extra body to help defend close to the box.<\/p>\n

Late in extra-time, England started to pick up \u2013 mostly because Colombia were tired and gaps started to open up. Without these gaps, bringing Jamie Vardy on earlier would have been unlikely to work.<\/p>\n

So, yes, perhaps the best option would have been to embrace English nature and lump it long for a bit. At best, it could have led to winning loose balls high up the pitch; at worst, it may have been a betrayal of the system, but it would have forced Colombia to think differently.<\/p>\n

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2. Pickford shuts his critics; undoubtedly is England’s No.1<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The 1-0 defeat to\u00a0Belgium\u00a0in last week\u2019s Group G dead rubber raised more questions than answers. Had Southgate planned this? Were England better off losing? Was Pickford really good enough to be England\u2019s No.1?<\/p>\n

But the Sunderland-born stopper answered his critics in fine fashion tonight, securing his place in England legend by becoming the first Three Lions keeper to save a World Cup penalty since David Seaman.<\/p>\n

In the game, the 24-year-old had very little to do and could not be held accountable for Mina\u2019s leveller. But, in extra time, he produced arguably the save of the tournament by pawing out Uribe\u2019s rasping drive from distance which looked destined to nestle in the top corner and break English hearts.<\/p>\n

His save deep into stoppage time from Mateus Uribe\u2019s volley was outstanding and deserved better than a concession from the corner. Yet the 24-year-old reserved his best for the shootout. His block with his left hand from Carlos Bacca took the breath away. The psychological effect that save will have on England cannot be overstated but it will pep the goalkeeper\u2019s self-belief most of all.<\/p>\n

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3.James Rodr\u00edguez’s absence was felt in Columbia’s midfield<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The loss of Bayern Munich midfielder James Rodr\u00edguez ahead of this fixture was nothing short of a disaster for Colombia. Not only did Jos\u00e9 P\u00e9kerman not include the 26-year-old playmaker in his starting XI, Rodr\u00edguez was marked as \u201cabsent\u201d in the official team list, meaning he was not even fit enough to appear as a substitute.<\/p>\n

In his absence, Cuadrado\u2019s role changed greatly. Colombia\u2019s right-back Santiago Arias was handed far more defensive responsibility than in the win over Senegal, meaning Cuadrado did not drop as deep in search of the ball. Instead, he hugged the right touchline.He coped with his task admirably well: passing the ball with greater accuracy (85.1 per cent), completing more dribbles (3) and drawing more fouls (2) than any of his team-mates. And yet he wasn\u2019t Rodr\u00edguez.<\/p>\n

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4<\/span><\/strong>. Columbia were\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>competitive but lacked discipline<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The contrast between this game and England\u2019s 1-0 defeat to Belgium in their final Group G fixture could not have been more stark in the first 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

The suspicion last Thursday was the Three Lions were not too disappointed to lose that game and finish in second to take their place in the \u2018easier\u2019 half of the draw. On the evidence of this that was pretty close to the nail.<\/p>\n

Southgate\u2019s side were back to their best while Colombia pressed aggressively in the midfield, trying to force Henderson, Alli and co. into errors.<\/p>\n

Trailing 1-0 the South Americans should have been focusing all their energies on finding an equaliser. Yet for much of the second half they committed more effort to try to disrupt England and the flow of the game.<\/p>\n

As tactics go it isn\u2019t the most aesthetically pleasing but it\u2019s a legitimate approach \u2013 for lesser nations. This Colombia side possesses no lack of quality and even with star man James Rodr\u00edguez cheerleading from the stands (above) thanks to injury they had more than enough quality to make a game of it.<\/p>\n

Above all it was a shame to see when the game had promised so much. Colombia had grown into the group stages with Radamel Falcao making up for missing out in 2014 with injury, supplemented by the guile and craft of Juan Quintero and Rodr\u00edguez behind him.<\/p>\n

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5. Yerry Mina(Columbia) showed why he is rated so highly<\/h2>\n

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Colombian centre-back only joined Barcelona in January yet looks set to leave the Camp Nou this summer as La Liga rules stipulate clubs can only carry three non-EU players.<\/p>\n

With South American duo Philippe Coutinho and Luis Su\u00e1rez integral to Ernesto Valverde\u2019s side a proposed move for another South American, Luan, would make Mina expendable.<\/p>\n

On the evidence of his tournament, and this match in particular, the 23-year-old will not be short of options if he is made available by the Blaugrana. A strapping figure at 6ft 5ins, Mina used his strapping physique and intelligence to marshal England\u2019s front two of Kane and Raheem Sterling.<\/p>\n

There were, naturally, some underhand tactics employed by the Colombian No.13 but, alongside Tottenham Hotspur defender Davinson S\u00e1nchez, he handled Kane as well as anyone has in Russia.<\/p>\n

He now has three World Cup goals and, unsurprisingly given his frame, is a menace from set pieces. Defensively he led the way with two blocks, nine ball recoveries and ten clearances \u2013 seven-headed.<\/p>\n

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Summary: COLOMBIA 1-1 ENGLAND (FT, AET) HARRY KANE PEN 56′, YERRY MINA 90′ ENGLAND WIN 4-3 ON PENALTIES. LINEUPS: COL – OSPINA, ARIAS, MINA, D SANCHEZ, MOJICA, LERMA, C SANCHEZ, BARRIOS, CUADRADO, QUINTERO, FALCAO. ENG – PICKFORD, WALKER, STONES, MAGUIRE, TRIPPIER, HENDERSON, YOUNG, DELE ALLI, LINGARD, STERLING, KANE. England exorcised their World Cup demons by beating Colombia on penalty kicks to set up a quarter-final against Sweden. Tournament top scorer Harry Kane scored the opening goal of the game, beating David Ospina from the penalty spot after he was hauled down by Carlos Sanchez. But in the 94th minute, Barcelona defender Yerry Mina headed home a dramatic equaliser to take … Continue reading “Colombia 1-1 England (3-4 on penalties): 5 Things we learned”<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":1139,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[447,377,446,401,445,431],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1133"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}