FIFA 2018 | Live score and stats: Colombia vs England

Colombia possess plenty of talent and their run to the quarterfinals in 2014 showed they are capable of something England haven't managed in 12 years

July 03, 2018 10:54 pm | Updated July 04, 2018 08:22 am IST

Colombia's Radamel Falcao in action with England's Kieran Trippier

Colombia's Radamel Falcao in action with England's Kieran Trippier

For all the talk about  England's  progress under Gareth Southgate, his youthful side have yet to be truly examined in this World Cup but Tuesday's last 16 opponents  Colombia  will certainly ask the right questions.

With or without their talented number 10 James Rodriguez, the South American possess plenty of talent and their run to the quarterfinals in Brazil four years ago showed they are capable of something England haven't managed in 12 years — winning in the knockout stage.

England qualified from Group G thanks to wins over Tunisia and Panama and with their place booked they fielded a second-string side in their 1-0 defeat to a similarly weakened Belgium in a strange final group game that neither side showed much desire to win.

 

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.