southgate rallied his men again.utes left, england lost sight of merriment tojudge. minutes left, england lost sight of merriment to judge. croatian striker too good to miss this. —— while set of merry men suit you. injury time 01’ of merry men suit you. injury time or extra time. one last free kick. and that was it. the final whistle blew and england posit world cup with the memory of huge progress and overwhelmingly a sense of missed opportunity. the final thing you could have been theirs. joe wilson, bbc news. heartbreaking stuff. i would say it is over, dan. but now southgate has to lift his players for the match that nobody wants to play in a world cup. a third—place playoff against belgium in st petersburg on saturday. let's go back to southgate went in said earlier. he said "well, but beyond all of this is story it —— euphoria by missing. there is no way that they will reach their potential here. that is for two yea rs' potential here. that is for two years' time, maybe four years' time in qatar". there could

from here, over two noel in southgate. 1966, there is a sense of hope. they are hoping that england can repeat the success that england can repeat the success that they did nearly 50 years ago. we are here in southgate, it is one of the oldest members clubs in england and it is named after the england and it is named after the england manager himself, gareth southgate. indeed, this is a man whose profile has risen in the last few years, or months, rather, he has gone from a former footballer turned manager to a fashion icon, hence me wearing my waistcoat. today is officially known as waistcoat wednesday. people are getting their seats, their viewing spots, to watch the match. this is ivan, you remember 1966 very well because you we re remember 1966 very well because you were around, tell me your memories? lama were around, tell me your memories? i am a senile citizen, i was there! i was actually at wembley for the first game, uruguay versus england. a 0-0 first game, uruguay versus england. a 0—0 draw. it was a boring game

gareth southgate naming an unchanged tea m gareth southgate naming an unchanged team to face croatia.es about how england have progressed, they had some pretty inferior opposition that they almost stumbled against, against tunisia. the belief did not really kick in until the rarest of things, the penalty of shoot out win against colombia? it did. when colombia scored in the dying seconds of the round of 16 game, previous england teams, you might have thought, would have crumbled in the second half. it shows the extent of the belief and character within the squad that they resisted colombian pressure and then went on to press the game in the second period, getting the decisive penalty victory. that was really giving them the extra boost, to think that maybe we can progress to the latter stages of the tournament. asi the latter stages of the tournament. as i stand here now, behind me ringing out is the three lions, the england fans are singing it's coming home. what started as a little bit ofa home. what started as a little bit of a joke amongst english fans has grown far and wide, you

we will have a last word from gareth southgate.e at wimbledon, i'm john watson, word from gareth southgate. live at wimbledon, i'mjohn watson, novak djokovic as won a fourth men's singles title after victory over kevin anderson in straight sets in today's final. the rest of the day 's today's final. the rest of the day '5 news here at the bbc sports centre, including a bumpy ride for chris froome, crashing during stage nine of the tour de france. welcome along to sportsday, might just be able to see the luzhniki stadium there, shrouded in smoke, almighty firework display, we had everything here in the russian capital this afternoon, a lightning storm swirling around the final match of what has been a wonderful tournament over the past 31 days, which ended with france winning the title yet again, 20 years after they first won it. croatia have knocked out england, they put up a fight, they will probably be slightly aggrieved in theirfirst they will probably be slightly aggrieved in their first world cup final appearance that some of

it is the fa ct gareth southgate for pm. on and it is the belief. in the last 15 minutes of the game i felt that the players on the english players were too polite. i gather it is called streetwise. when i lived in new york it meant some indifferent. i think they were too nice and the croatians were ruthless. routine was commentating and we would have loved him because he would have fought back. there are two key things in this spread. you think back to october 2017, in qualifying, winning 1—0 and people we re qualifying, winning 1—0 and people were throwing paper planes on the pitch because they would order. jo cox said we are far more united and have far more in common than the things that divide us. and he saw that with all the pictures down the country, a lot of people had no particular passion for foot all day in day out,. imagine if gareth southgate said anything about brexit. if he can back tomorrow and saidi brexit. if he can back tomorrow and said i would love to leave, that would have such weight. theresa might mak

reflective and measured, gareth southgate. what can be said, there isa southgate.oined bya man and i'm delighted to say we are joined by a man who was in bed about 15 minutes ago! martin, you commentated on the match for the bbc. talking about the pride england fa ns bbc. talking about the pride england fans would have felt at home and in the stadium, what your thoughts this morning? we are back in love again with the national football team. for so long we switched off when they played, so huge steps have been made in this competition. it was disappointing last night because we we re disappointing last night because we were close to making it through and it was detail, crosses, we got done ona it was detail, crosses, we got done on a couple of crosses. stones has been magnificent, as has kyle walker. we switched off for a moment and that happens in international football, such as the quality, you get punished. we did not even have a goalkeeper of national repute going into this competition and now we have a world—class goalkeeper. harry kane looking like he will sc

first, gareth southgate.he first knockout win in ten years. the first win ina knockout win in ten years. the first win in a penalty shootout, a first england. the highest number of goals scored in an individual game so we wa nt scored in an individual game so we want keep making history. that is gareth southgate speaking to former english player alex scott. just as excited this morning. sweden, they did really well qualified. they beat italy in a world cup play—off to get here. three clean sheets in this tournament already. defensively they are so compact and organised and ha rd to are so compact and organised and hard to break down. then i look at the players england have, dele alli, marcus rashford, harry kane, we need to use that ordination. from the previous game watching sweden, they allow you to have the channel. if we can do that with england, hopefully harry kane is on the end of it as they crossed into the box. you make it sound so easy. people wanted you to do so well be does that make difference? i

that's go to southgate. you have agedin that's go to southgate.of optimism, people believe that england can go the long way and bring it home. it's worth mentioning, they're very nervous and they do not want this fairy tale to be over. this does get these opinions. what is your reaction so far? i reckon we're going to win and we're going to take, it's coming home. definitely. you make you been watching all night, you're a little emotional it means absolutely everything. please, england. do it for me. and johnny, you're still optimistic. you believe we can do this quin optimistic? we're going to win at! we're going to score another goal! no problem! england! that is the answer. they're still optimistic. they are not giving upjust still optimistic. they are not giving up just yet. still optimistic. they are not giving upjust yet. and suddenly still optimistic. they are not giving up just yet. and suddenly the yea rs giving up just yet. and suddenly the years i've fallen off of you. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. well, at

southgate has come in for plenty of praise for his leadership and re—connecting the country with theeam. former england women's defender alex scott was in russia — she thinks the players coming through the ranks under southgate — who previously managed many of them in the under 21's has made all the difference. the england team has become one team, it is notjust the senior team. we are mixing with the men's

that is the challenge for gareth southgate., he wants them to bravely ta ke challenge, he wants them to bravely take it on. he is obviously an incredibly intelligent man. on top of that, i watched that dreadful pizza advert, part of his national humiliation in 1996 and i thought that was someone who could laugh at themselves, that is a remarkable thing ina themselves, that is a remarkable thing in a footballer. now i think his status as a national hero is there, whatever happens next week. his status as a national hero is there, whatever happens next weeklj interviewed his geography teacher yesterday who told us all about him and said he was a very thoughtful student and very analytical and very good at strategy and listened a lot. he is definitely the sort of manager who is more suited than many of them and he is not a rant or who is more suited than many of them and he is nota rant ora who is more suited than many of them and he is not a rant or a raver. neither is harry kane. he is also one of those people who listens and wo

essentially it is only gareth southgate and mike busheu only gareth southgate and mike bushell who weareaming andi england! you talked about dreaming and i can introduce you to a man who hardly dreamt to door because he hardly dreamt to door because he hardly slept, former england captain alan shearer. you are excited? i cannot wait, i am so excited. it is coming home, daniel! do not get carried away. what will you like when you were a player?” carried away. what will you like when you were a player? i was fine, i never had a problem sleeping before a game, it is worse as a fan. you are in control when you play but you sometimes have to be in agony, sitting and watching as a support. you played in euro 96 in england. are you aware of the madness going on at home? living in a social media age when players see fans go wild when they score goals. we were not aware of it in euro 96 to begin with but of course, the longer the tournament goes on, we went into the local village after beating holland in the third game. it was absolutely crazy. everyone gets a sense, we can certainly feel it in

but gareth southgate's team are heading back to the capitalfor southgate's team are heading back to thee game from a world cup final. croatia and the hosts russia. it will be them facing. we will find out whether or not it is the host who do make it through to a dream semifinal, but from all of us here, on sports night, we will be back for more reaction. goodbye. hello, we can have got off to a warm start. the chart developed in cans today, it will fade away this evening. sunshine to come and then overnight there may be clear spells. the cloud increasing here, a bit of light rain and drizzle later. not as cold as it was last night in scotland. cold as it was last night in scotla nd. tem ptress cold as it was last night in scotland. temptress dropped too close to freezing, but double figures tonight. elsewhere, around 12-16d. it is figures tonight. elsewhere, around 12—16d. it is tough sleeping after he of the day. into tomorrow, plenty of sunshine to begin the day, they'll be some cloud building here and there, a shower in northern england or seven scotland, very hit and miss. it will b

gareth southgate!s football coming home? by a missed penalty. but there it is. his football coming home7m might be. their commitment to each other, you don't get through with just 11 players. # it's coming home, it's coming home. former england player geoff thomas is a former team—mate and still a good friend of gareth southgate, and joins us now. do you get emotional watching that? you are very optimistic, aren't you? i think you are very optimistic, aren't you? ithinka you are very optimistic, aren't you? i think a lot of people were nervous against sweden, but i thought the way they went out, and they cruised it, really, and i expect something similar tonight. they are so relaxed and the players have been allowed to express how good they are. one of the things which happens during the world cup campaign, especially when england do so well, at the moment, his people that don't normally watch football gravitate towards it. we have invested in gareth southgate. you know he really well, going way back.

gareth southgate, the cameras trained on him now. the way on bbc news as we wait to see if england win their first knockout tie at any major championship, not just a first knockout tie at any major championship, notjust a world cup, in12 championship, notjust a world cup, in 12 years. pickford, walker, stones, mcguire, trippier, henderson, lingard, stirling and cain. it is back to gareth southgate's full strength 11 for this match against colombia. from all of us here in moscow and at wimbledon, it is goodbye for now. so much sunshine again for many of us so much sunshine again for many of us today, it's been a cloudy astori in the northern isles and south—west england and the channel islands, where we have had one or two showers. we will keep a view of those into the evening. in southern england, cloud increasing across north—eastern areas too. coming in from the north sea. sunspots dipping into single figures but it warmer, more humid night towards the south—west. into tomorrow and it's looking like a cloudy day for many. more clou

-- gareth southgate.it is quite a surreal and remarkable two years and a great rise and something i'm really proud of. he has been one of the stars of the tournament. these are the details, covered across the bbc, radio 5 live with commentary from the website will have updates and highlights on bbc one tonight with gary lineker, alan shearer. england and croatia know that victory would set up a world cup final meeting with france. they beat belgian 1—0 in the first semifinal in st petersburg with defender samuel umtiti getting the only goal of the game. it means there will be no first world cup for belgium but for france it is three finals in 20 years. and away from football, serena williams is into the wimbledon semifinals and is favourite to win the title after coming from one set down to beat camila giorgi of italy will she was almost a breakdown in the second set but she fought back to ta ke second set but she fought back to take it in three sets. later today roger federer, novak djokovic and rafael n

gareth southgate and who he has peaked, the likely lineupli gareth southgate and who he has peaked, the i will be watching. i love the story in the daily mail which says that southgate could not listen to the song for 20 yea rs could not listen to the song for 20 years equals it reminded him of missing the penalty which saw england lose in 1966. tonight it is his big moment. he has brought them to the gates of world cup glory. croatia are not a pushover but watching england in the quarter—finals, the huge confidence of the team now has. southgate has got that confident also, having that destroyed in the 1996 failure of not scoring in the penalty. many millions will be watching in england and croatia. i am sure that they will be singing as well. have a really good day. bye—bye. hello again. yesterday's fresher weather brought an end to a run of remarkable heat, really. somewhere in the uk over the last six days has seen temperatures into the low 305, with the exception of yesterday's maximum temperature, which was at chivenor, in devon. we only got up to 26 degrees celsius. so for most o

gareth southgate yesterday said he wanted to continue making this dream.at the strength they have played. harry maguire, the 22—year—old. .. gareth have played. harry maguire, the 22—year—old... gareth southgate... you can talk to anybody here and they are shouting that gareth is the man! you might be struggling to hear me but i will give you a sense of how people are feeling. if you follow me, i can talk to a few people. i live on bbc. the game so far? unbelievable. if you have not known, it's coming home. we have played so well, we have controlled so played so well, we have controlled so well. we're going to win the world cup. just a few minutes to go. before the end of this game. can we go all the way? of course we can! its england, come on! it's coming home, made! coming home! all that sweat and the cider being thrown around, has been weathered? of course! every minute. next sunday, we will be lifting it. you get a sense of just how we will be lifting it. you get a sense ofjust how people are right here. dancing and shouting. you will go along and try

gareth southgate on why the training ground holds the key to england's world cup campaign.e might not have this opportunity again, so we've got to make the most of the opportunity in terms of being as prepared as we can be. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, we are inside the sweden camp to assess what threat they will pose for england, ahead of the world cup quarterfinal on saturday in samarra. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the home secretary, sajid javid, has called on russia to explain the latest nerve agent attack that has left two people from amesbury in wiltshire critically ill in hospital. they were taken ill on saturdayjust eight miles from salisbury where the former russian spy, sergei skripal, and his daughter were poisoned in march. mrjavid told mps he would not tolerate british parks and streets becoming a dumping ground for poison. moscow has denied being involved in either of the incidents. this afternoon public health england has again tried to reassure people in amesbury and salisbury saying the risk to the public remains low. from there,

manager gareth southgate says his players want to make history.l come to a standstill, although some are going to be caught in a clash with england's biggest game in years, as breakfast‘s tim muffett reports. commentator: dier does it! england win! victory. euphoria. but england's success has posed many a dilemma. lee and alicia are getting married this afternoon near great yarmouth. they have decided to also show the match to guests, rather than ignore it. hopefully, it will be a really good conversation starter, as opposed to people just sitting around looking at their phones, hiding away. we hope england win, otherwise we might have a few miserable evening guests turning up. you hear a lot it is coming home. # football's coming home.# tachbrook street market in london. with barbecues being readied, laura's meat has been selling fast. sausages, steaks and burgers. we are going to win the football, 2—1. come on, england. the british beer and pub association predicts an extra 8 million pints will be bought during the match, pumping £24 million int

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gareth southgate has encouraged that.hour after the game had finished, the fa ns were after the game had finished, the fans were there, and the players we re fans were there, and the players were going over to them, taking selfies with them, swapping shirts, swapping stories, being part of them. it is very much an cars and then situation going on with england this time. gareth has encouraged that. it is a big party. nobody was to go home. the fans don't want to go home and the players don't want to go home. what is your feeling? what is your sense about what is going to happen next?|j what is your sense about what is going to happen next? i think there was a blue momentum behind england. i get the feeling that these guys have bonded as a unit. there is a real tea m have bonded as a unit. there is a real team spirit. i think they will get to the final. whether they win it isa get to the final. whether they win it is a different issue. france or belgium is a much greater obstacle than any team they have faced so far in the

more positive about gareth southgate's team ? go. more positive about gareth southgate's team?eresting to watch, it is more enjoyable because they have more passion. the first semifinal since 19 86. quite excited. it is a big game. the first time we have got their since... since i have been going to football. how have you found the mood here since you arrived? great. that is why we have come. as much as what has happened on the pitch, we have friends that we have travelled less than they have had a great time watching the games on television, watching the games on television, watching the games on television, watching the crowd as much as a game in king we should be here. thinking you were missing out on something. so we decided, the chance other semifinal might not come around again, obviously we want the result to go the right way and then we will figure out what we will do. what happens if england does win? you do not have any plans? we have got room for tonight. we have no bedroom after that and no flight. we will see what happens at 11 o'clock tonight. are you pessimistic?

and that they'll be competing for trophies at the end of the season" as he gets to work, gareth southgate might be planning a couple of weeks off but before that he's got one more match in russia. not the one he wanted to be in but it's the 3rd ath placed playoff against belgium this afternoon. it's a repeat of the group stage game, when both teams fielded their second strings. our sports correspondent david 0rnstein is at the st petersburg stadium. an unforgettable journey, but this final match, can they get up for it? i think sojudging final match, can they get up for it? i think so judging from training yesterday, all 23 players were involved, and gareth southgate will be making changes, we still think he'll include the likes of harry caine, going through the golden boot. a competition in its own right

we are wearing our waistcoat to get behind gareth southgate.esday to support the team.” think england will win 3—0. england's coming home! one of those who played back in 1966 things england can repeat that in‘s success. england can repeat that in‘s success. it's about time, mind you, that we have got as far as we have. it's been an awful long time since 1966, that's a certainty. and i'm pretty sure we will be in the final. that would be absolutely wonderful. this was saturday. millions will be hoping these seem to be repeated this evening. much more on the build—up to the match on the bbc news channel this afternoon. the rest of the news now. the rest of the news now. detectives have managed to speak to charlie rowley, the man who was poisoned by nerve agent in wiltshire. mr rowley is no longer in a critical condition in hospital after being exposed to novichok with his partner, dawn sturgess. she has since died. 0ur correspondentjen smith is in salisbury. what is the latest? thank you, ben. as you are saying, we have heard that charlie is in

thanks to all your guests at your southgate club. over. going to keep a close eye on the game and bring you all of the news. good or bad weather at franklin fans, be hoping for a outcome. we will bring you more of the biggest stories from elsewhere in the world. hello, your next uk forecast is coming up in half an hour, but i would take a look at some of the main weather stories happening around the world and first to a series the stunning satellite image from the pacific, the eye of typhoon maria which is a series the dangerous storm moving through japan's southernmost islands. now moved inland to china to the provinces and is weakening considerably. these pictures are from okinawa in the southernmost japanese islands taking a hit from the storm and very strong damaging winds and a lot of heavy and flooding rains as well. as moved away from west continuing as it moves for the inland through china. tropic weather system by the time he gets to friday and still in the area of showers and storms. some of those into thailand and thankful

ok, you will be caught out sooner rather than later, but i think southgate has them moving very well he has players that can fit in in any particular position. i think he has done very, very well. he reminds me of alf ramsey, in a way. he is pretty much sticking to the players he wants to be his first team, if you like. the england team are singing the national anthem. let's ta ke let's take you to a van parked in manchester as they watch harry kane and gareth southgate singing god save the queen. let's take you to hyde park, 30,000 there as harry

gareth southgate can help you.im and that is the key point at the moment. maybe they could speak to theresa may and the engineers. that's it from business live today. halai oh. we had a pretty hot and sunny weekends across england and wales. —— hello will stop a fresher feel across scotland and northern ireland. some cloudy skies with outbreaks of rain in the far north—west. the cold front is moving eastwards. behind it, the blue colours are coming from the north west. ahead of it hit will remain dry and sunny. this is the position of the rain for the morning. it will break up into the afternoon to some heavy showers. temperatures will be lower than they were yesterday, particularly in the north west of england and wales. the dark oranges and the reds towards the east, indicative of hot weather with temperatures getting up to 26 in hull and 29 temperatures getting up to 26 in hulland 29 in temperatures getting up to 26 in hull and 29 in london. as we go through monday evening and overnight, the showers will continu

a lot of it comes from gareth southgate.tional intelligence and has seen the gap of despair when things don't go your way. he has clearly in stills in this young team a lot of confidence and bravery. they have been practising a lot of penalties but it didn't come to that today. leave they played quite well today. they can play much better than that. —— they played quite well today. people don't realise how difficult it can be in these european championship camps when you are away from your family for a lot of months. you are cooped up together. the tensions can build and resentments that stuff. some of the previous england camps, particularly 2010 in south africa, was like a prison. four years ago in brazil there was confusion and people didn't know their roles. there was people in the squad. southgate has gathered all of these young players together and turned it into a positive experience. the news in the camp isa positive experience. the news in the camp is a beat. —— upbeat. we have seen different things in england squad

that's the musket —— the message gareth southgate team —— very young team is saying.ey had done nothing to be ashamed of. they came up nothing to be ashamed of. they came up againsta nothing to be ashamed of. they came up against a great team. they came up up against a great team. they came up against a great team. they came up against the number one streetwise tea m up against the number one streetwise team tonight. that is punditry for another show. i think the headline sums it up beautifully. france is in the final. she is in the final, she is their secret weapon. well, they are quite amazing. but actually england have been and are an amazing team. just a bit of commentor earlier on. let's not look to the past. stop comparing them to 1966. look at what you have got right now. and actually, there is a bunch of really talented, young and yes, ok. they do not have that much experience. what they have got is truly extraordinary. they have definitely got talent. i think what gareth south gate has done with them, the whiskers is night and all that. but it is remarkable.

england are back, carried on the shoulders of the manager, gareth southgate, who was in such pain 22uthgate, who was in such pain 22 years ago when he missed a penalty in the european championship. but it is also about a different group of young guys, a lot of them from yorkshire, we keep being told, in the north of england, not going around flashy and divorced from the fans, and people want to project themselves onto that sense of a new, different, more inclusive kind of england. i don't know how long it will last as we try and negotiate racks that but it was a great divergent from relations with the european union, problems with the economy, the arrival of president trump, and we live the dream for a while. sport has a brilliant way of tearing up the script. that is why the agony is so painful, but it can be exhilarating. lets share some twea ks — — be exhilarating. lets share some tweaks —— let us share some tweaks we had from our viewers. sport is global, is the —— tweets. we had from our viewers. sport is global, is the -- tweets. she has to say that she is amazed by croatia, sh

southgate stuck with him. yet again, it was the right call.dreams from the three lions! just one sweden goal, though, could've turned the game, but they weren't getting past pickford, who seems to grow taller with each second. it's another remarkable save by pickford! as the clock ticked down, this young team kept their calm and composure. a team of grafters are closing in on immortality. not all heroes wear capes. some wear waistcoats. well, eight of these players weren't even born the last time england made a world cup semifinal. just look what it means to them and their fans. they are writing their own history! our togetherness and our mentality is different, we just keep — we'll work hard and recovery tomorrow and we'll get ready for the next game. this is amazing. it's so exciting! yeah, we've not done it for so long, have we? so this isjust real good. i cannot believe that. that is the best thing i've ever witnessed. i'm following this country all over the world. i love them. fantastic. amazing. come on, england! the fans in samara sang

i feel that way about gareth southgate.th with my dad. so, you have been waiting a long time. let's look at the positives, demons conquered, winning a penalty shoot out. first knockout win in a world cup for years. it must give the mental strength. you mention penalties, that is massive for this england team. on a personal level for gareth southgate, he has exorcise to that personal demon for himself. when we got to extra time yesterday, people had jitters, himself. when we got to extra time yesterday, people hadjitters, but we we re yesterday, people hadjitters, but we were not as fearful of it going to penalties. it did not happen, but i felt to penalties. it did not happen, but ifelt more confident to penalties. it did not happen, but i felt more confident if we were going that far. the other demon is how we froze in big games. when we played iceland. the fear and freezing of the players. that is not the only example. but in this world cup, about every game, we have shown we can attack the teams and i think thatis we can

in the last couple of hours gareth southgate faced the world 5 media down there at the luzhniki stadiumthis group of players is very similar to the group of players we had then. but that team was a lot more experienced, in terms of its age and experience of big matches. but we approached this tournament in the same way. we were a group of guys having a lot of fun, enjoying ourfootball, learning and improving all the time and that is what these lads have done. we were never sure how far this team could go. we have made several pieces of history. the biggest win in the tournament for england, first knockout win for ten years, first quarterfinal win for longer. so we're just looking to keep quarterfinal win for longer. so we'rejust looking to keep breaking the barriers down. and we are going into semifinal but itjust seems like the next step along the journey. i'm joined now by our sports correspdondent natalie pirks, who has been with the england team every step of the way. gareth southgate talking about breaking down barriers and the game tomorrow just another step in breaking down barri

gareth southgate so capital of russia. gareth southgate so impressive.rry kane leading the race for the golden boot on six goals, another against colombia than that penalty shoot out. what does gareth southgate make of all this optimism and goodwill behind his team? we came into this appointment as the least experienced team —— into this tournament. we are the one of the youngest teens in it, but we said we are an improving side who want to make our own history, and we have already in ourfirst make our own history, and we have already in our first knockout win in ten years, first win in a penalty shoot out at the world cup for england, highest number of goals scored in an individual game. so, we wa nt to scored in an individual game. so, we want to keep making that history. cannot wait for that match and you will be able to follow it across the bbc. of course, and after that is russia, the host against croatia. we will not write the russians ought ever again, because they have surprised us at every turn here at the world cup. —— we will not write the wor

but southgate does acknowledge the effect his young team's success is having back home. connection for a country, and it feels, from what we're being told, and the little bits that we're seeing, that that is the case, so i'm delighted that we're exciting people. southgate's emphasis has always been on the collective, but as his players prepare for the game of their lives against sweden on saturday, his leadership has emerged as critical to england's success. dan roan, bbc news, repino. tennis now, and britain's number one, johanna konta — last year's semi—finalist — crashed out of wimbledon this afternoon, meaning kyle edmund is the only british player left in the singles tournament. joe wilson has been watching all the action at sw19.

there's nothing you could do with gareth southgate for a witty headline, though.who are not that interested in football normally suddenly end up watching, especially when it is england, especially when it is penalties, and even non—football people are glued to their tvs.|j think that's true and as you say, the writing, i don't know india knight but i don't think she is a massive football fan, i could be wrong but exactly, people are looking at all the different angles of it. she is talking about, i think it is what a nice guy gareth southgate is and how appealing but they are covering all kinds of different angles, including unfortunately, those who go for the brexit angle. but as you say, it tends to draw people in but i think the world cup has not drawn people in in this way, because the last on we got to the quarterfinals 2006, and it was all the circus and you could not quite get behind that england team in the same way. these guys have written a word that sums it up, they are sweet, the things they put on social media, like jesse lingard's tweeting that his m

gareth southgate has urged his tea m news.southgate has urged his team to write their own history when they face colombia in the last 16 of they face colombia in the last 16 of the world cup. natalie perks is in the world cup. natalie perks is in the spartak stadium. natalie, southgate has been referring to england's old enemy, penalties. yes, we're into that stage. we have already seen two of the match going to penalty shoot outs and no team has a worse record in the world cup 01’ has a worse record in the world cup or tournament is in general as england. six of seven lost, including three in the world cup. gareth southgate has a list of all the players he believes will be taking them in order, including the history, injuries, how they have been playing in practice, and have been playing in practice, and have been looking at forensically. no one knows better the pain of missing a penalty then gareth southgate. he did it in euro 96. two years later against argentina, it happened against argentina, it happened against england.

southgate i5 agree that it has been successful for them.s soft, approachable, a modern face for football. you judged on the premier league, leon, what is the premier league's legacy. it is a nuisance that england have done well?|j that england have done well?” wouldn't say it is a nuisance. i think the premier league would always like england to be performing well. it raises the profile of both. the national side and of the premier league. but, the premier league aren't out to make england great. they are about making the premier league the greatest. i do feel that having a good england side, behaving as emphatically as we did as a nation, producing lots of good moments on the field does benefit everybody. ayes it is certain that england have the ingredients on the pitch to perhaps produce a winning team.” think you have, in england, a whole bunch of very talented players coming through. the challenge ahead is for gareth and his staff, to develop those players. the potential is there. they have showcased that they have the ability to go eve

gareth southgate has been tremendous as well and i southgate has been tremendous as welland i rememberemember playing with them asa well and i remember playing with them as a kid and crystal palace. he isa them as a kid and crystal palace. he is a gentleman and knows his foot ball is a gentleman and knows his football and a very intelligent person. i think he is getting everything very calculated, he is doing an exceptional role so far. he seems to take everything in his stride and that is good for the players. he has that feel. when players. he has that feel. when players leave the field, you see his arms around them and regardless of the display and they are with them andl the display and they are with them and i think that is the thing. he played dumb i change the culture of the english team. —— he has changed the english team. —— he has changed the culture of the english team. and what we have now is players who want to represent and are singing the national anthem and equal country is behind them and they realise that and it is a great thing and today we saw it and there are many

southgate did speak to fatv and shared his pride in his side.s sometimes important to feel the suffering and the result. but also now we have to acknowledge the journey we have been on and the achievement that the team have made. i am incredibly proud of what we've given any improvement in particularly in the last eight months, and we are the third team in history to make a world cup semifinal, so given the last two teams did it were far more experienced than this team, i do not think we can't underestimate that achievement. it wasn't one of the best kept secrets this summer, chelsea are set to part company with their manager antonio conte after two years at the club. it's understood that former napoli boss and fellow italian maurizio sarri will replace him and is edging closer to signing a deal. conte was appointed as chelsea boss in the summer of 2016, leaving his role as italy head coach to take the job at stamford bridge. he led the club to the premier league title in his first season in charge, but things went wrong last season, on and off

what would you be saying if you were gareth southgate?scores more goals. i think that will probably do it, get us through to the second half. olly foster, that is the football interview i have seen over the yea rs, interview i have seen over the years, how did i do? that was very like winston churchill, that would really pump them up at half—time extra measure of maybe i have a future in football management explanation keep playing how they are playing. croatia trying to get back into it but it is that beautiful kieran trippier three kick which sees england's leading a world cup semifinali—o at which sees england's leading a world cup semifinal 1—0 at half—time. they are 45 minutes away from world cup final. i are 45 minutes away from world cup final. lam are 45 minutes away from world cup final. i am giving myself goose bumpsjust final. i am giving myself goose bumps just saying that. it will be a very tough second—half. real heart in the mouth stuff. just up the half—time whistle. the referee got the players to pause, they looked var, t

an emotional night for southgate. historic one for this man.st england goalkeeper to make a save in england's's goal since david seaman. full pickford, it is a culmination ofa full pickford, it is a culmination of a rapid rise in the game. after the last world cup, he was still playing on loan at bradford city, in a third tier of english but will. at 24, he is england'sjunkers goalkeeper to play at a world cup. next up —— england's youngest goalkeeper. next up is a trip from their base in repino to samara. against sweden, no longer the superstar pedigree of their super striker who retired, but instead they have used their strength in defensive units to get good wins in estate against mexico and south korea, and then here against its all in sydney last 16. one former england defender thinks gareth southgate's site has nothing to fear. they can relish, enjoy and go on. we are against sweden. they will not hold any fears fast. we would be complacent and we will prepare well. i think we are used to the 4—4— two system that we are used to. we are no

history has been thrown at this young england team. —— cara southgate.up semifinal in 28 years, can they reach their first final since 1966 when they want it in black and white? it's been a long time coming, england doing this well. they actually reached the semifinals in euro 96, their last major semifinal championship. gareth southgate missed the penalty shoot out, but there are similarities between the squad morale from 96 to this young tea m squad morale from 96 to this young team he has here in 2018. the feel of this group of players is very similar to the players we had then. but that team was a lot more experience in terms of its age and experience in terms of its age and experience in terms of its age and experience in big matches. but we approached this tournament in the same way. we were a group of guys having a lot of fun learning and improving all the time. and that's what these lads have done. we were never quite sure how far this team could go. we've made several pieces of history, biggest win in a tournament for england, first knockout win

moving on now to gareth southgate and his waistcoat.to the england tea m official supplier to the england team and has been since 2007, apparently. they say that demand for apparently. they say that demand for a waistcoat has gone up. he does look dapper and probably the best thing that has happened to marks & spencer is in the last ten years. can you give us your take on the football? i guess you are watching? england were strangely comfortable. i would love to think it would be the same on wednesday night when they play croatia. i suspect it will be painful to watch if you are an england fan. foreshore. untilthat final whistle blows. i england fan. foreshore. untilthat finalwhistle blows. i hope everybody has a penalty shootout. even with a penalty shootout, how amazing can call the b? he has been fantastic. he has been extraordinary. and, like many of them, they are going from boys into men in football terms. and given everything offered is going on it just brings back some unity. on the waistcoat, bottom but undone or undone? i was

gareth southgate's men have had such an unexpected and extraordinary journey to the semifinal in moscowconfidence allowed many england fans to dare to believe that england could finally bring the world cup home again for the first time in more than 50 years. our sports editor dan roan is at the stadium. sophie, england came tonight with a dream to emulate the fabled side of 1966, the last england side to reach a world cup final and england side to reach a world cup finaland claim england side to reach a world cup final and claim sport's ultimate prize. after a stirring campaign in russia where they defied all expectations, hopes of an upset were high. but at the end of a dramatic nightair high. but at the end of a dramatic night air pollution tychy stadium, it was not to be the dream died. last month they came to russia and heralded but they arrived on the verge of sporting immortality. here at moscow, very moment england fans had waited 28 years for, that is how long it wasn't their team last had the chance to reach the book was my greatest stage. nerves or tension? try telling kieran

mr southgate said the players deserved to finish the tournament well, as our sports editor, dan roan,orts. he'd hoped to be preparing his team for a world cup final this weekend. instead, england manager gareth southgate must somehow lift his players for a match often seen as meaningless. defeat to croatia ended their dreams of a first appearance on football's greatest stage for 52 years, and despite a campaign that defied all expectations, the pain is obvious. it's obviously been a really difficult couple of days for us. we were 20 minutes from a world cup final and then in extra time, ten minutes from a shoot out to get to a world cup final. so emotionally, a very tough few days. a tough reminder to both losing semifinalists ofjust how close they came to football's ultimate prize. the third place play—off has only featured england once before, when they lost to italy in 1990. england didn't want the final game of their stirring campaign to be here, of course, but now that it is, they will want to finish on a high, and if they can win here tomorrow and finish third, it will officiall

where you know where i am i know and you know it's quite interesting thing is that southgate went to the us a couple of times this year to study n.f.l. plays yeah really yeah you'd be eight yeah and he just he was at the super bowl i think for the last two years and he's speaking to a lot of coaches that have brought that into the english game so i mean if you see the root. seeing where england scored a free kick from against panama that set play on it was written this is very very. it was more like adults move this. is a good keyboard this team actually won against panama tunisia colombia and sweden dannii croatia the first challenging opponent i mean a lot of people would say that colombia ok we can't just say colombia was a walk in the park because they're not ok they were missing comments is a big part of their team but i think you know yeah this is going to be a different kind of testing than let's say a different kind of test because you know croatia is a lot technically better than the other teams that they did play against and it will be difficult and also you know this is i

gareth southgate's side is now one win away from a place in next sunday's final. next sunday's final. dan millenjoins us from place in next sunday's final. dan millen joins us from sumatra. in truth, england came here haven't already done enough, reaching the quarterfinals of their world cup with a young squad, a manager in his first major tournament in charge with historically low expectations represented progress and respectability. what we learned todayis respectability. what we learned today is that these players have lofty ambitions and they have the talent and the mindset to deliver when the pressure is at its highest and when it really matters. in a way very rarely seen before. coming home! coming home! for england fans, such occasions have proved all too rare, i2 england fans, such occasions have proved all too rare, 12 years having passed since their team was lost in a world cup quarterfinal. sumara felt like a once—in—a—lifetime chance for these players, a date with destiny as a nation held its breath. with so much at stake, a cagey breath. with so much