Quarterfinals line up has been finalised with the entry of Sweden and England to the last eight stage. In the final two Round of Sixteen matches yesterday, Sweden beat Switzerland one-nil at Saint Petersburg while England defeated 
At the Spartak Stadium, England overcame Colombia 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out after the match finished 1-1 following extra time. This was England’s first penalty shootout win at a World Cup.Colombia’s Jordan Henderson missed his penalty shot while Eric Dier netted the decisive spot-kick as England reached the quarter-finals for the first time since 2006.
In the last pre-quarterfinal, Sweden edged Switzerland, riding on a solitary goal by Emil Forsberg at Saint Petersburg.
Switzerland had the lion’s share of ball possession but was toothless in attack. Sweden reached the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 24 years.
Quarterfinal encounters will commence on Friday with France taking on Uruguay at Nizhny Novgorod while Brazil will face Belgium in Kazan. On Saturday, Sweden will take on England at Samara and hosts Russia facing Croatia in Sochi.