England score twice to eliminate Sweden from World Cup; Russia go down fighting against Croatia in quarters
England beat Sweden with the help of two headed goals from Dele Alli and Harry Maguire, while Croatia won against Russia in a closely contested match that went to penalties.
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England took on Sweden in the third quarter-final match at the Samara Arena on 7 July. AFP
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The Three Lions scored twice via headers from Harry Maguire and Dele Alli in the 30th and 58th minute to book a place in the semi-finals. AFP
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Sweden were eliminated after the 2-0 loss. The Swedes were expected to perform poorly without main man Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but they defied expectations to beat South Korea, Mexico and Switzerland on their way to the quarter-finals. AFP
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England’s performance went some way towards dispelling doubts about their ability to kill off games, after losing to Belgium and struggling to see off a determined Colombian side. AFP
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Croatia took on host nation Russia in a battle between two teams that had performed significantly better than was expected from them. AFP
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Russia’s Denis Cheryshev opened the scoring in the 31st minute with a spectacular strike, but Croatia equalised eight minutes later through Andrej Kramaric. The score was tied at the end of regular time, leading to extra time, during which Domagoj Vida and Mario Fernandes scored for each side to take it into penalties at 2-2. AFP
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Croatia won the shootout, with the Russian team missing one penalty and having another saved by Croatian goalkeeper Danijel Subasic. Ivan Rakitic scored the last penalty to send Croatia into the semi-final. AFP
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Croatia will face England in the semi-final on 11 July at the Luzhniki stadium. AFP
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