MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on Tuesday at the World Cup (all times local): 10:19 p.m. Harry Kane has scored from the penalty…
MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on Tuesday at the World Cup (all times local):
10:19 p.m.
Harry Kane has scored from the penalty spot to give England a 1-0 lead over Colombia in their World Cup round of 16 game.
Carlos Sanchez tackled Kane to the ground at a corner and referee Mark Geiger awarded the penalty, though there was a long delay as Colombian players pleaded with him to reconsider.
Against a chorus of whistles from Colombian fans, Kane hit the penalty down the center in the 58th minute for his sixth goal of the tournament, stretching his lead at the top of the scoring standings. Three of those were penalties.
The winner here will face Sweden in the quarterfinals.
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10 p.m.
Sweden captain Andreas Granqvist has permission from his pregnant wife to stay two more weeks at the World Cup.
Granqvist led Sweden into the quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over Switzerland on Tuesday.
Back home in Helsingborg, his wife Sofie is already overdue to give birth to their second child.
She wrote on her Instagram account after the game in St. Petersburg: « Our hero, my husband, Nova’s dad. DAMN you’re good! »
« Enjoy this. We’ll wait for you here at home until after the final!!! »
Sweden next plays Saturday in Samara, against Colombia or England.
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9: 50 p.m.
England and Colombia are 0-0 at halftime at Spartak Stadium in a match that will determine which team fills the last spot in the World Cup quarterfinals.
The half ended contentiously when Colombia’s Wilmar Barrios appeared to head butt Jordan Henderson while the players were forming a wall for a free-kick. Referee Mark Geiger subsequently showed Barrios a yellow card.
England had the better attacking opportunities but failed to really test David Ospina in the Colombian goal. Jesse Lingard fired over the bar for England from a good position near the end of the half.
England’s defense largely contained Colombia, with the South American team failing to create any clear-cut opportunities to score.
The winner will play Sweden in the quarterfinals.
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9:05 p.m.
The head of North American soccer says the region’s teams need until 2026 at a home World Cup to reach their full potential.
Mexico’s round of 16 loss this week left the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Football (CONCACAF) without the quarterfinals place it got four years ago from Costa Rica.
CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani says the performance of teams from the region in Russia « is par for the course. »
With just three teams at this World Cup compared with four in 2014, Costa Rica placed last in a tough group and newcomer Panama lost all three games.
Montagliani says « I think you will see an improvement in four years — (but) eight years is more realistic. »
The United States, Canada and Mexico are co-hosting the World Cup in 2026.
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8:35 p.m.
The injured James Rodriguez is not fit enough to be a substitute for Colombia against England.
The official FIFA team sheet lists Rodriguez as « absent » and he is not among the Colombians warming up for the World Cup round of 16 game at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow.
The attacking midfielder hurt his calf muscle in Colombia’s 1-0 win over Senegal last week and has not recovered despite coach Jose Pekerman saying Monday that « he doesn’t have a serious injury. »
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8:10 p.m.
James Rodriguez will not start for Colombia against England in the World Cup round of 16 because of a calf muscle injury.
The attacking midfielder went off hurt in Colombia’s 1-0 win over Senegal in the group stage, although coach Jose Pekerman indicated that Rodriguez could be fit to take on England. The more defensive Jefferson Lerma starts in his place.
The only other change for Colombia from the starting lineup which beat Senegal to qualify for the knockout stages is Mateus Uribe being replaced by the more defensive Wilmar Barrios in the center of midfield.
The winner of the Colombia-England game will advance to a quarterfinal match against Sweden.
Colombia: David Ospina, Santiago Arias, Wilmar Barrios, Carlos Sanchez, Falcao, Juan Cuadrado, Yerry Mina, Jefferson Lerma, Johan Mojica, Juan Quintero, Davinson Sanchez.
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7:55 p.m.
Dele Alli is back in England’s lineup for the World Cup round of 16 game against Colombia after missing two games with injury.
The Tottenham midfielder returns as coach Gareth Southgate reverts to the lineup which beat Tunisia 2-1 in England’s opening group game. Southgate has made eight changes to the lineup that lost the last group game to Belgium.
Midfielder Fabian Delph is skipping the game because he has traveled home to England to be with his wife for the birth of the couple’s baby.
England: Jordan Pickford, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Harry Maguire, Jesse Lingard, Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling, Kieran Trippier, Ashley Young, Dele Alli.
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7:15 p.m.
Brazil forward Douglas Costa has been cleared to return to squad practice at the World Cup after recovering from a muscle injury.
Costa had been working separately from the group since injuring his right thigh in the game against Costa Rica on June 22, missing the last group game against Serbia and the round of 16 game against Mexico.
He rejoined the team’s practice session in Sochi on Tuesday, a day after Brazil secured a spot in the quarterfinals with the 2-0 win over Mexico.
A few other Brazilian players have needed medical attention during the tournament in Russia, including Neymar, Danilo, Fred, Renato Augusto and Marcelo. Even coach Tite had to visit team doctors after pulling a muscle while celebrating a goal in the game against Costa Rica.
Marcelo did not play against Mexico after being replaced early in the game against Serbia because of a back spasm. It remains unclear if the veteran left back will be available for Friday’s quarterfinal match against Belgium.
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6:53 p.m.
Sweden has advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time since 1994 with a 1-0 win over Switzerland.
The Swedes took the lead in the 66th minute at St. Petersburg when Emil Forsberg’s right-foot shot deflected off defender Manuel Akanji and past the wrong-footed Yann Sommer.
Forsberg also cleared a corner off his own line to preserve Sweden’s lead in the 80th minute.
Referee Damir Skomina awarded Sweden a penalty in stoppage time for a foul by Michael Lang on Martin Olsson but overturned his own decision after a review showed Lang’s push was just outside the area. Lang was sent off for the challenge.
Sweden will play the winner of Tuesday’s later match between England and Colombia at Spartak Stadium in Moscow.
No. 6-ranked Switzerland had more of the possession but created few clear-cut chances against the well-drilled Sweden defense.
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6:25 p.m.
Sweden has scored in the 66th minute to take a 1-0 lead over Switzerland in the World Cup round of 16 game at St. Petersburg.
Emil Forsberg’s right-foot shot deflected off defender Manuel Akanji and past the wrong-footed Yann Sommer. The goal came after Sweden had created but spurned the best chances of the match. It’s the third time in four games Switzerland has conceded the opening goal.
The winner plays England or Colombia in the quarterfinals.
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5:50 p.m.
Sweden has had the best chances of the first half against Switzerland in their World Cup round of 16 match but has not been able to convert any of them and score remains 0-0 at half time.
Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer dived to his right at full stretch to save a left-foot volley by striker Marcus Berg after 28 minutes and Albin Ekdal volleyed high over the bar when Mikael Lustig picked him out at the far post with an inviting cross.
Lustig picked up a yellow card midway through the half and will be suspended if Sweden wins the match and progresses to a quarterfinal against the winner of the England-Colombia match.
Switzerland, ranked No. 6 in the world, had more possession but failed to carve out any clear-cut chances. Blerim Dzemaili hit a shot well over the bar for the Swiss in the 39th minute after an exchange of passes with Steven Zuber.
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5:35 p.
