England‘s penalty shootout win over Colombia on Tuesday night sets up a quarter final clash against Sweden.
The Three Lions have fallen into the easier half of the World Cup knockout stages – with Croatia or hosts Russia waiting in the semi-finals.
Here’s a run down of England’s fixtures with details on the stadiums, the kick-off times (which are all in BST), dates and more.
Group Stage: First Game – Tunisia
England got their World Cup campaign to the best possible start by beating Tunisia 2-1 in Volgograd courtesy of a Harry Kane brace, the second of which came in second-half stoppage time.
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Stadium: Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Group Stage: Second Game – Panama
Panama restricted Belgium to three goals but they were powerless to stop England running riot as they were 5-0 up at half-time.
A Harry Kane hat-trick, along with a double from John Stones and wonder-strike courtesy of Jesse Lingard’s right boot, handed England their biggest ever World Cup win, with the game ending 6-1.
Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Group Stage: Third Game – Belgium
Both sides made a combined 17 changes before this game but it was Belgium who ultimately prevailed 1-0, condemning England to their first defeat for over a year.
Adnan Januzaj rolled back his tender years to score a brilliant second half goal, which means Roberto Martinez’s side progress to the next stage as group winners.
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Fortunately for England, however, the win means they are now on what is widely seen as the ‘easier’ side of the draw, and they can now only face France, Brazil, Argentina or Portugal in the final.
Date and time: Thursday 28 June, 7pm kick-off
Stadium: Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Round of 16 – Colombia
Date and time: Tuesday 3 July, 7pm kick-off
Stadium: Otkrytie Arena, Moscow
Broadcaster: ITV
Quarter-final – Sweden
Date and time: Saturday 7 July, 3pm kick-off
Stadium: Samara Arena
Broadcaster: BBC
Semi-final
Possible opponents: Russia, Spain, Croatia, Denmark
Date and time: Wednesday 11 July, 7pm kick-off
Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Broadcaster: TBC
Final
Possible opponents: France, Argentina, Uruguay, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, Belgium, Japan
Date and time: Sunday 15 July, 4pm kick-off
Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Broadcaster: BBC and ITV
More on the World Cup:
Every final 2018 23-man World Cup squad named so far in full
World Cup schedule 2018 – in full: Today’s fixtures, kick-off times and TV listings
Your guide to the World Cup 2018 group stage in full – predictions, group of death and more
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