Gareth Southgate heaped praise on his group after exorcising England's penalty demons to reach the World Cup quarter-finals here on Tuesday. Having lost six of seven shootouts in major tournament history, fans were left rubbing their eyes in disbelief as the Three Lions rallied amid disappointment and controversy to beat Colombia in a frenetic Last 16 clash.

"Well, it will never be off my back sadly," Southgate said, referring to his missed penalty at Euro 96. "That's something that will live with me forever. "But today is a special moment for this team and it'll hopefully give belief to the generations of players that will follow because they can see what has happened.