England are through to a World Cup quarter-final against Sweden after defeating Colombia on penalties in penalties in Moscow. It was a first ever win in a World Cup penalty shootout for England and also their first win on penalties since they defeated Spain at Euro 96.
This is how the English media has reacted to breaking that psychological barrier.
The Sun
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The Mirror
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The Times
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The Guardian
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The Daily Express
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The Star
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The Daily Telegraph![](https://img.resized.co/balls_ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL21lZGlhLmJhbGxzLmllXFxcL3VwbG9hZHNcXFwvMjAxOFxcXC8wN1xcXC8wNDA3MzE0OFxcXC8yLmpwZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjpcIjMwMFwiLFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6XCIzODJcIixcImRlZmF1bHRcIjpcImh0dHBzOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmJhbGxzLmllXFxcL2ltYWdlc1xcXC9icmFuZC1pbWFnZS5qcGdcIixcIm9wdGlvbnNcIjp7XCJvdXRwdXRcIjpcIndlYnBcIixcInF1YWxpdHlcIjo5OX19IiwiaGFzaCI6ImM0NWM5OGM1YzMwMTYwZTVlODdjMDExNjk5OTBjYWJjNjdmNWFhMTMifQ==/the-english-media-reaction-to-winning-their-first-ever-world-cup-shootout.jpg)
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The Liverpool Echo
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