England achieved something David Beckham's generation never managed – they reached the semi-finals of the World Cup.
Harry Maguire and Dele Alli scored with headers in a 2-0 win over Sweden on Saturday, earning England's youthful team a match against either Croatia or host nation Russia for a place in the final on 15 July.
England's fairly muted celebrations reflected the routine nature of the victory over a hard-working Swedish side that had already gone further than expected in their first major tournament without Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
England's deep run also is a surprise. The England side containing stars like Beckham, Steven Gerrard and a young Wayne Rooney couldn’t get this far at a major tournament.
The 1966 World Cup champions last reached the semi-finals in 1990, losing the first of a series of haunting penalty shootouts. In 2014, the team didn't even make it out of the group stage.
Here’s how Twitterati reacted to England’s historic victory.
(With inputs from AP)
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