The head coach of England Gareth Southgate does not think about England's past performances at the world championship before the match 1/8 finals against Colombia.

"We played at this stage before. Many times in recent years. It's pointless to think about what will happen after the match. We must focus on the game, "- said Southgate.

"If there are teams knocking out Spain and Germany, they need to be respected. There are many countries with different generations of players, and we feel that we are one of these countries ".

"For the rest of my life, my main goal was to play for England.

I represented England at the World Championships, and now I learned that I am one of four people who led the team and played it. I'm incredibly proud of this, I'm a big patriot ".

Match 1/8 finals of World Cup 2018 between teams of Colombia and England will be held on Tuesday, July 3rd. Beginning of the meeting 21:00 Kiev time.

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