Samara: England reached the semifinals of the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 28 years thanks to goals from Harry Maguire and Dele Alli. The Three Lions beat Sweden 2-0 in the quarterfinal.
At exactly the half-hour mark, it was a header by Harry Maguire off Ashley Young’s corner that gave England the lead.
Also, England were the better team with ball possession throughout the game as Sweden hardly got any room for improvement.
In the second half, it was yet another header, this time Dele Alli scoring in the 59th minute, just before the hour mark.
That goal all but sealed the match for Gareth Southgate’s men as they remained on course for their first World Cup title since 1966.
They will face the winner of the fourth quarterfinal between hosts Russia and Croatia.