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England are still revelling in their last-gasp World Cup penalty shootout win over Colombia on Tuesday evening. Eric Dier and Jordan Pickford were the heroes on a famous night in Moscow.
But now on to the next one. Sweden await in Samara and we'll be bringing you all the latest build-up for you throughout the day from our men on the ground in Russia.
And don't forget the other six of the last eight either. We'll be knee deep in the France, Uruguay, Brazil, Belgium, Croatia and Russia camps too so you won't miss a thing.
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England are still revelling in their last-gasp penalty shootout win over Colombia on Tuesday evening. Eric Dier and Jordan Pickford were the heroes on a famous night in Moscow.
But now on to the next one. Sweden await in Samara and we'll be bringing you all the latest build-up for you throughout the day from our men on the ground in Russia.
Without further ado, off we go.
Fancy some light-hearted entertainment on such a bright sunny morning? Well how about the #GarethSouthgateWould? Here's a selection of the best Twitter has to offer.
You can find out which players impressed enough to make their way into the team of the World Cup round of 16. The performances of two of the defenders here, Harry Maguire and Andreas Granqvist, may go a long way to determining the outcome of Saturday's quarter final...
Only two of England's nine goals have come from open play so far, so that got us thinking, can we really be looking to win the tournament? Our man in Russia, Jack Pitt-Brooke investigates how and why set pieces have become key for England.
England fever is spreading! Shame about that World Cup final clash Wimbledon?
Fancy some pessimism to go with the heavy dose of 'it's coming home' blaring out of cars, houses and radio stations? Here's some from Switzerland, a team who know just how difficult facing Sweden can be, written by Gerry Cox.
In the good books of both Jose Mourinho and Roberto Martinez...can Marouane Fellaini be Belgium's secret weapon against the Brazilian flair tomorrow?
Think it's been a great World Cup so far? Upsets, a good atmosphere, and of course for once, a promising England team? Miguel Delaney takes a look at what's happened so far, and the earth-shatteringly important moments of this World Cup that will be remembered in years to come are just around the corner. Excited? Same.
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