Sweden 0-2 England – Rating the players
Arise, Sir Jacob Harry Maguire! And though England dominated, Jordan Pickford had to be brilliant…
World Cup
Sweden 0-2 England: Football continues journey home
England are into the World Cup semi-finals after seeing off Sweden in Samara. Drink it in…
England will never have a better chance – Gerrard
Steven Gerrard hopes England grasp the best opportunity we might ever have of reaching a WC final…
Southgate responds to England ‘entitlement’ accusation
“We’ve scrapped and fought our way. Most of our boys have played in the Championship or lower.”
Southgate ‘lacked confidence’, admits he can’t please everyone
“Certainly, I compromised a lot of that when I was with Middlesbrough. I wasn’t confident enough.”
Beckham and Zlatan make World Cup wager
Eithers Becks is going to Ikea, or Zlatan is dining on fish and chips at Wembley. Banter.
Courtois attempts to clear up Pickford comments
“I only said that, because he got a touch, I would have saved it because I am 15 centimetres taller…”
Pundit labels Lukaku ‘unplayable’ in Belgium win
Pat Nevin thinks Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku was “unplayable” in Belgium’s 2-1 victory.
Mails: The reasons not everyone is enjoying England’s run…
Can you believe not everyone will be attending football’s homecoming party? Also: a gay perspective on homophobic hosts…
Uruguay 0-2 France: Les Bleus ease into last four
A Raphael Varane header and a goalkeeping howler helped France book a deserved semi-final spot.
Sweden captain reveals key to stopping England
Andreas Granqvist discusses the quarter-final and the birth of his daughter: “My wife did a wonderful job.”
Big Weekend: England’s chance, Trippier, Neymar, France
England’s massive chance, Trippier vs Forsberg, Neymar, France and Stan Cherchesov. Thank god football is back…
Belgium boss Martinez ready for Brazil challenge
Roberto Martinez believes his Belgium team are ready for the challenge of Brazil and says there is “something special” about his squad.
The World Cup quarter-finalists combined XI
The two best teams and the best two players over the last decade are out. But it’s still a brilliant team…
Stones: Colombia dirtiest side I have ever played
John Stones thinks there could have been “several red cards” for off-the-ball stuff.
Over 200k sign petition demanding England replay
England’s penalty came from a “non-existent foul” and Colombia scored a winner.
England’s World Cup hopes: From Kyrgios to Djokovic
England’s World Cup odds have proper tumbled. We’ve looked at other sports for an idea of what it means…
16 Conclusions: Being in Russia for the World Cup
For all the scare stories, this has been a brilliant World Cup. But there are still concerns about ‘what next?’…
FIFA responds to Maradona; Colombia complaints dismissed
FIFA has responded to Diego Maradona’s World Cup bellendery – some of it, at least…
‘Easier for England to beat Brazil than Sweden’ – Sven
“Sweden won’t be impressed by Kane – or whoever is in the England team. Not at all.” Sven predicts a draw.
Mails: This likeable England team can do grit and fun…
Honestly, what’s not to like? There has been a backlash to the backlash…
Sterling describes bizarre clash with Colombia coach
It turns out the Colombian coach did not stop there with his provocation.
This dirty England is a result of losing arrogance…
As soon as England realised they weren’t too good to sh*thouse, they gave themselves a chance…
Swedes v Turnips: England’s record is really very poor
So it’s a bloody good job this England side is not burdened by history, right? Right?
Penalty hero back out training in rain after 6.30 return
Penalty hero Marcus Rashford trained with England’s reserves after returning to base at 6.30am.
Former England boss backs Sweden for victory
Sven-Goran Eriksson believes England will struggle to score against Sweden. He’s probably right.
Irony fan Maradona blasts England’s ‘monumental theft’
Oh wow. The Argentine legend says that the penalty was “Kane’s fault”. Which is an excellent claim.
England summed up in two words by Harry Maguire
“We have shown against Colombia that we are hungry, we are fearless,” says Sir Harry.
Harry Kane next? The three World Cup double winners…
Three legends of the game have won the World Cup and Golden Boot at the same tournament. Could he?
Finally, we can free England of the burden of history…
England have met with both triumph and disaster; this young team should not carry either on their backs.