FIFA World Cup 2018: England beat Sweden, advance to semifinals

England beat Sweden 2-0 in Samara in the quarter-final of the FIFA World Cup 2018 and booked their spot in the semi final for the first time in 28 years. Goals from Harry Maguire in the first half and Dele alli in the second were enough to take England through. Sweden did have couple of good chances to score in both halves but England keeper and man of the match Jordan Pickford denied Swedish strikers to keep his team in the game. England will now take on either Croatia or hosts Russia in the semifinal on 11th july in Moscow.

Updated on: Jul 08, 2018 3:03 AM IST

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England beat Sweden 2-0 in FIFA World Cup 2018 quarter-final and reach semifinal for the first time in 28 years. (AFP)

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England's Harry Maguire scores their first goal. (REUTERS)

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England's Harry Maguire celebrates scoring their first goal with John Stones. (REUTERS)

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England's forward Raheem Sterling (L) vies with Sweden's goalkeeper Robin Olsen (R) past Sweden's defender Victor Lindelof during the Russia 2018 World Cup quarter-final football match between Sweden and England at the Samara Arena. (AFP)

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England's Dele Alli scores their second goal. (REUTERS)

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England's Dele Alli celebrates scoring their second goal. (REUTERS)

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England's defender Harry Maguire (L) vies with Sweden's forward Marcus Berg during the Russia 2018 World Cup quarter-final football match between Sweden and England at the Samara Arena. (AFP)

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Sweden's midfielder Viktor Claesson (R) tries a shot against England's goalkeeper Jordan Pickford (L) and England's midfielder Jordan Henderson during the Russia 2018 World Cup quarter-final. (AFP)

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England's goalkeeper Jordan Pickford makes a save during the Russia 2018 World Cup quarter-final football match between Sweden and England at the Samara Arena . (AFP)

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England's goalkeeper Jordan Pickford dives during the Russia 2018 World Cup quarter-final football match between Sweden and England at the Samara Arena in Samara. (AFP)

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England team players celebrate their victory over Sweden at the end of the quarterfinal match between Sweden and England at the 2018 football World Cup in the Samara Arena. (AP)

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England fans celebrate their second goal. (REUTERS)

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England manager Gareth Southgate celebrates after the match. (REUTERS)