World Cup 2018: 3 reasons why Colombia lost to England

#3 Colombia failed to take shootout advantage

Uribe ignited Colombia's downfall

With England having lost all the previous shootout drama they've participated in - 1990, 1998 and 2006 - the odds were stacked against the men in red. This was Colombia's chance to capitalize on their poor record and inflict a fatal blow. After the first two set of penalties were clearly dispatched, Jordan Henderson even gave the Cafeteros the advantage by fluffing his lines.

But Mateus Uribe clumsily blazed his shot against the bar and Kevin Trippier brought the tiebreaker on level terms. It was a golden chance for Colombia to extend the advantage, but it slipped in the blink of an eye. And Carlos Bacca then signed the death note when his effort was parried away by Pickford, who read it clearly and dived in the right direction.

Colombia had it in their hands, but paid the price for letting it slip through.