England's Harry Maguire, centre, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's opening goal during the quarterfinal match between Sweden and England. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
(Mirror.co.uk) Harry Maguire and Dele Alli were the goal heroes as England saw off Sweden to make the World Cup semi-finals.
The Leicester defender powered in a header from a corner after half an hour to send fans across the country back home delirious.
Alli buried another header in the 59th minute to make it 2-0 as England continued to dominate.
Gareth Southgate’s men were also indebted to Everton keeper Jordan Pickford who pulled off a string of superb saves to preserve the Three Lions’ lead.
First he kept out a powerful header from Sweden striker Marcus Berg, a minute after the break. Then he denied midfielder Viktor Claesen who looked certain to score in the 61st minute and, ten minutes later, he pushed a header from Berg over the bar.
England play Croatia in the semifinal on Wednesday.
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