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World Cup Live: England into World Cup semi-finals

England will face a confident Sweden side in the quarterfinal of the FIFA World Cup 2018 at the Samara Arena on Satu
Hamza Khan Updated 07 Jul, 2018

England will face a confident Sweden side in the quarterfinal of the FIFA World Cup 2018 at the Samara Arena on Saturday.

England stand on the brink of their first World Cup semi-final since 1990. After dispelling their penalty hoodoo with a shootout victory over Colombia in the last-16, Gareth Southgate's side now face Sweden.

In their way are the unfancied Swedes, who have already help send Germany home in the group stage and defeated Switzerland in the round-of-16.

The competition is hotting up as we approach the latter stages, with Belgium knocking Brazil out on Friday night after France's win over Uruguay.

A semi-final against hosts Russia or Croatia await the victors on Saturday.

Live Updates:

Full Time England 2-0 Sweden

90+4min: England 2-0 Sweden

Almost there...

90min: England 2-0 Sweden

England are just Five minutes away from booking a place in semis.

88min: England 2-0 Sweden

England comfortably playing out the final minutes of a World Cup quarter-final win.

87min: England 2-0 Sweden

Harry Maguire receives a yellow card for kicking the ball away. Guidetti also gets cautioned for then trying to get involved with Maguire.

84min: England 2-0 Sweden

England make a second change as Dier replaces Henderson in central midfield.

82min: England 2-0 Sweden

Lingard has a shot blocked, there's a lot of space in front of the Swedish backline.

77min: England 2-0 Sweden

Dele Alli comes off, replaced by Fabian Delph.

22y 87d - Dele Alli is the second youngest player to score a World Cup goal for England, behind only Michael Owen (18y 190d v Romania in 1998).

72min: England 2-0 Sweden

Berg will be sick at the sight of Pickford come full-time if he doesn't score.

71min: England 2-0 Sweden

England are 20 minutes away from the World Cup semi-final.

66min: England 2-0 Sweden

England corner. Another chance for Maguire. The first ball goes through, Henderson heads it back across and Maguire lashes it left-footed into Row S.

66min: England 2-0 Sweden

Sweden make two changes. On come John Guidetti - the Swedish Rooney as he was known for a time - and Martin Olsson. Off go Emil Forsberg and Ola Toivonen.

60min: England 2-0 Sweden

What a save by Pickford. He denies Sweden once again.

58min: England 2-0 Sweden

GOAL!!! for England. This time Dele Alli..

Dele Alli is the fifth different player to score a goal for England at the 2018 World Cup, their joint-most in a single edition of the tournament (also 1954, 1998 and 2002).

55min: England 1-0 Sweden

This is good from England as they manage to secure a corner.

52min: England 1-0 Sweden

England haven't got going since half time.

47min: England 1-0 Sweden

What a start by Sweden, the almost got the equaliser.

Second half underway.....

England have lost just one of their 22 World Cup games in which they have been leading at half-time before today, with that sole defeat being the 1970 quarter-final against West Germany.

42min: England 1-0 Sweden

Raheem Sterling should score again! Another simple ball round the corner frees him, he's got the legs of this defence. What an opportunity wasted.

42min: England 1-0 Sweden

Sweden start to push a few men forwards, that opens up space for Raheem Sterling and he beats his man easily and puts a cross in, Dele Alli tries a little flick and it's well blocked.

39min: England 1-0 Sweden

Eight of England's 10 goals at the 2018 World Cup have been scored via set pieces (80%).

36min: England 1-0 Sweden

Sweden now have a free-kick deep on the left.

33min: England 1-0 Sweden

So England are a clean sheet away from a World Cup semi-final.

30min: England 1-0 Sweden

GOAL!!!! England score thanks to Harry Maguire

23min: England 0-0 Sweden

Dele and Lingard swap passes three times in that pocket behind Kane but they don't really make a decisive move and the ball breaks down.

19min: England 0-0 Sweden

Sterling is beginning to unnerve one or two Swedish players with his pace and it was this main asset that creates the best chance of the match so far.

17min: England 0-0 Sweden

The Swedes are coming back in it after early England dominance. England have mis-placed a few passes and have started to concede possession in their own half at times.

England enjoying early dominance.

13min: England 0-0 Sweden

Sterling prominent but on two occasions Young cuts back to his right foot and the momentum slows down a touch.

11min: England 0-0 Sweden

Good play from England as Lingard finds a ball out wide to find Walker, he puts in a cross with men in the middle but it's too close to goalkeeper Olsen and he comes to claim it.

8min: England 0-0 Sweden

Set-pieces will be key and Sweden's first free-kick flicks away for a throw, which will get pumped in long.

5min: England 0-0 Sweden

Young over hits a ball forwards. Sweden's mass retreat means the direct ball is on more often than not but there's a danger of England falling into a long ball trap.

3min: England 0-0 Sweden

As you can imagine it's been a cagey start from both sides.

1min: England 0-0 Sweden

Kick OFF

Both teams are out at the Samara Arena in front of a house full crowed

Players who will miss a potential semifinal if booked in today's game.

Jordan Henderson

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Jesse Lingard

Kyle Walker

Viktor Claesson

Albin Ekdal

This will be the 25th meeting between England and Sweden. England have won eight, drawn nine and lost seven of the previous encounters.

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