ENGLAND and penalty shootout heartache usually goes hand-in-hand. In major tournaments the Three Lions are historically unlucky from the spot - with boss Gareth Southgate all too familiar with that feeling after his costly miss at Euro 96. 2 England's record at shootouts is notoriously poor Credit: Reuters When did England last win a penalty shootout at a World Cup? ENGLAND have been in four penalty shootouts at World Cup finals. They came in 1990, 1998, 2006 and 2018. Up until the win over Colombia, they had lost them ALL. Gary Lineker, Peter Beardsley and David Platt scored at Italia 90, but Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle failed to convert their kicks against West Germany. 2 Southgate famously missed at Euro 96 Credit: PA:Press Association Eight years later and it was David Batty who missed the crucial kick against Argentina. And in 2006, England crashed out against Portugal as Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher fluffed their lines. But the class of 2018 have finally ended the curse, Jordan Pickford making a key save from Carlos Bacca and Eric Dier slotting home the winner against Colombia. What is their record at major tournaments? AT the Euros England have also won one shootout. They memorably beat Spain at Euro 96, featuring Stuart Pearce's famous roar. However, they have also lost three shootouts in Euros over the years – the semi later that tournament, and in 2004 and 2012. MOST READ IN WORLD CUP 2018 NO HARD FEELINGS Man dumped by Gareth Southgate's wife insists he holds no grudge 'i want a girl' England star Kyle Walker's model girlfriend reveals she wants FOURTH baby<doc-sep>You are never more aware of your heartbeat than when everything else in life, for a brief moment, stops. When all that matters is the here and now and all that consumes you are the events unfolding in front of your eyes. Thump, thump, a pounding in the chest. Thump, thump a hammering under the rib cage. Thump, thump, the soul’s drum banging out a tune. This is what it is like to watch England in a penalty shootout. For a few minutes, nothing else matters. Everything that is important is there in front of you, thousands of miles away perhaps, but right in front of you all the same. This is television’s most compelling, gripping drama of all. Except it hurts, there is never any joy in the end. The pain is unbearable, the sense of anticipation agonising, the fear of defeat all consuming. It is a horrible sensation. No, really, this is awful. How do you cope with this? I feel sick. I need a drink. Sip it slowly. No gulp it. Why am I sweating? Why are my palms so sticky? Why am I pacing around my living room? Why does my head hurt? Why am I pulling the stubble on my chin, trying to tear it out? Why am I rubbing my face so hard?<doc-sep>Get the latest Spurs news direct to your inbox! Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Gareth Southgate hailed his England team after they exorcised their penalty demons to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. But the former centre-half revealed the pain of missing a vital penalty back in Euro 96 will never go away. After losing six of seven shootouts in major tournament history the Three Lions rallied amid disappointment and controversy to beat Colombia in a frenetic last-16 clash in Moscow. England recovered manfully from the gut punch of seeing Harry Kane's spot-kick cancelled out in stoppage-time by Yerry Mina, which took the match to extra-time and eventually penalties with the score remaining 1-1. But where previous generations have floundered, Southgate's men flourished. (Image: REX/Shutterstock) While Jordan Henderson saw his penalty saved, Mateus Uribe's attempt rattled the bar and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford denied Carlos Bacca as Eric Dier stepped up to secure a 4-3 win that will live long in the memory. "Well, it will never be off my back sadly," Southgate said, referring to his missed penalty at Euro 96. "That's something that will live with me forever. "But today is a special moment for this team and it'll hopefully give belief to the generations of players that will follow because they can see what has happened. "In life, we always have to believe in what is possible and not be hindered by history or the expectations. "I think these young players are showing that. They're enjoying the tournament, and we're looking forward now to preparing for the quarter-final." Sweden now await in Samara on Saturday - a match they approach buoyed by a win secured in adversity. Wilmar Barrios should have seen red for headbutting Henderson in the first half but England kept composure and streetwise attitude against a Colombia side attempting to outfight in the absence of star James Rodriguez. (Image: Dan Mullan) "I am really proud of the way my team played," Southgate said. "I thought we controlled the game in the 90 minutes. I thought we played with great discipline. "We were very composed in our use of the ball, and in a big game I think that was impressive from a young group of players. "We then had to keep our discipline several times, which was outstanding. (Image: Mike Hewitt - FIFA) "And we had a cruel blow on 90 minutes, which we then had to show incredible resilience to come back from. "Although for 10 minutes maybe we were knocked, we then were back in control of the game, trying to push for the win but not leaving ourselves exposed. "It's a night when I knew we were going to get over the line. "I just felt we had the resilience and belief to get over the line, whatever it was going to take." (Image: Hulton Archive) Southgate's confidence about penalties is somewhat surprising given England had only won one shootout in their history - but this was reward for months after hard work and preparation. "We had an order," said the England manager, who joked the dressing room was like a "scene from M A S H ". "I knew the messages that I wanted to give the players, that we were in control of the process. (Image: Mike Hewitt - FIFA) "I think we were very calm at the break of extra-time, and at the end of the game. "We had a couple of injuries that meant we had to change the order a little bit, but I had real faith in the goalkeeper and the penalty takers. "They showed great composure." Last year Southgate showed his heartbreaking penalty miss at Euro 96 to his England players as part of a rousing speech. Southgate's miss proved fatal to England's hopes of securing their first tournament win for 30 years as they crashed out at the semi-final stage to the Germans at Wembley. And Leicester striker Jamie Vardy revealed a clip of the infamous spot kick was part of Southgate's motivational chat with his stars. “The penalty was on there, yes," Vardy said at the time. "Yes it was. "He didn’t go into much detail but he wanted it to be on there to show how far he has come as well. Obviously him being in that situation to have his knowledge of that can benefit us quite a lot.” And if they really wanted some sage advice they could listen to Southgate's mum Barbara, who told her son 'why didn't you just belt it' back in 1996.<doc-sep>
An entire country had never seen its footballers win a World Cup match on penalties until last night so it's no wonder that Gareth Southgate nearly fell to his knees in happiness. Euro 96, over 20 years ago, when football genuinely came home. That was the last, and only, time that England had won a game on penalties and five penalty shoot-out losses later people were starting to worry if they'd ever see England win one. Losses on the dreaded spot kicks in 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006 and 2012 had left everyone rather worried about the prospect of another shootout. Advert 10 Then last night against Colombia, in a game England should have won in 90 minutes, it went to penalties and as a nation everyone, to borrow a phrase from Three Lions, had seen it all before. Jordan Henderson's failed spot kick made the loss seem even more inevitable than the moment Radamel Falcao struck the first one away but history wasn't to repeat itself. Mateus Uribe struck the crossbar with the very next attempt after Henderson's effort was saved and then Jordan Pickford saved Carlos Bacca's shot. Eric Dier's scored penalty gave England the win and Gareth Southgate's wonderful mix of relief and elation summed up everyone's feelings: Advert 10 For the England manager the feeling must have been incredible. As a player for the national team he missed in the shoot-out in Euro 96 that England lost, just days after their win, with the defenter's effort the only miss. The history making moment from Dier kicked off incredible scenes for the England players as they rushed towards Pickford to celebrate his save from Bacca that set up the win. One player who took an extra moment before joining in the celebrations was Henderson. He had another solid game but his relief at the win after his own miss was palpable: Adore the relief Henderson is feeling here. Any other night and a penalty hit like that goes in. Another top shift from a player desperate to perform at these finals. #ENG pic.twitter.com/Hg36IC5ISy - Danny Gallagher (@Danny7Gallagher) July 3, 2018 Advert 10 For Southgate though it's a long story that has gone from him being in a Pizza Hut advert to a World Cup quarter final.