With England safely through to the quarter-final of the World Cup for the first time since 2006 they can now turn their attention to the game against Sweden in Samara on Saturday.
England overcame Colombia in a tight game that had many talking points – none more so than England recording their first ever penalty shootout win at a World Cup finals.
There were also some other interesting stats that may have slipped your attention, so with that in mind here are 10 incredible stats from England’s win over Colombia you might have missed.
1. Yerry Mina is only the third defender to score three goals at a single tournament in World Cup history.
#OJOALDATO #Rusia2018 – Yerry Mina (en 2018) es el TERCER DEFENSA que marca TRES goles en una misma edición de la Copa del Mundo, sólo por detrás de Paul Breitner (en 1974) y de Andreas Brehme (en 1990).
— MisterChip (Alexis) (@2010MisterChip) July 3, 2018
2. Only two players in Colombia’s history have scored in at least three consecutive World Cup games: James Rodriguez (2014) and Yerry Mina (2018).
Only two players in Colombia's history have scored in at least three consecutive World Cup games:
2014: James Rodriguez
2018: Yerry MinaWow. pic.twitter.com/6naHgNsy2M
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) July 3, 2018
3. Harry Kane is the first England player to score in each of his first three World Cup games for the Three Lions.
Harry Kane is the first England player to score in each of his first three #WorldCup games for the #ThreeLions.
Harry making history. pic.twitter.com/SNlasFkrCy
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) July 3, 2018
4. No England player has ever scored more goals (6) in a single World Cup than Harry Kane at the 2018 tournament.
No England player has ever scored more goals (6) in a single World Cup than Harry Kane at the 2018 tournament.
Gary Lineker also got six in 1986. pic.twitter.com/NsyF35DwMY
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) July 3, 2018
5. Harry Kane is one now of only five players to score three penalties in a single World Cup campaign.
Marcaron 3+ goles de penalti en una misma edición de la Copa del Mundo:
> Eusébio #POR (4 en 1966)
> Neeskens #NED (3 en 1974)
> Rensenbrink #NED (4 en 1978)
> Stoichkov #BUL (3 en 1994)
> HARRY KANE #ENG (3 en 2018)— MisterChip (Alexis) (@2010MisterChip) July 3, 2018
…and he’s the first England player to score in six consecutive international games since Tommy Lawton in 1939.
Harry Kane is the first England player to score in six consecutive games for the #ThreeLions since Tommy Lawton in 1939.
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⚽️ vs.Captain Kane back at it again from the spot. pic.twitter.com/2L9ZxsdOCh
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) July 3, 2018
6. Jordan Pickford became the second England goalkeeper to save a penalty in a shootout.
Only two England goalkeepers have saved a penalty in a World Cup shoot-out:
1998: David Seaman (Crespo)
2018: Jordan Pickford (Bacca)— Squawka Football (@Squawka) July 3, 2018
7. No 2018 World Cup side has been shown more (6) than Colombia in a single game.
There were 8 yellow cards during England vs. Colombia; no other game at the 2018 World Cup has seen more.
No side has been shown more (6) than Colombia in a single game. pic.twitter.com/nWqRruoWJw
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) July 3, 2018
8. Harry Maguire won 12 aerial duels against Colombia; the most by a defender in a single game (inc. extra-time) at the 2018 World Cup.
Harry Maguire won 12 aerial duels against Colombia; the most by a defender in a single game (inc. extra-time) at the 2018 World Cup.
Dominant in the air. pic.twitter.com/G0yLRpNeYH
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) July 3, 2018
9. Make that 29…
28 – Jordan Henderson has not ended on the losing side in any of his last 28 England matches (W22 D6), the longest unbeaten run of any England player in history. Importance. #COLENG #ENG #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/1c21bups1W
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 3, 2018
10. England’s first penalty shootout win in World Cup history.
England have won a World Cup penalty shootout for the first time in their history.
It IS coming home. pic.twitter.com/DK5u2Sxm41
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) July 3, 2018
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