World Cup 2018: 5 Stars of the Quarterfinals

#2 Jordan Pickford

Jordan Pickford

Who would play in goal was one of the big questions for England in the run-up to the World Cup. It looked like he had put those worries to bed against Colombia though. He made a sensational save in normal time from Mateus Uribe, which sadly proved in vain as England conceded from the resulting corner. He was the hero in the penalty shootout though, saving from Carlos Bacca as England progressed through.

He took the confidence from that game into the quarter-final with Sweden and produced a man of the match display. He was almost unbeatable in goal. He made two brilliant saves from Marcus Berg and another one from Viktor Claesson, as he silenced his critics, and helped send England through to their first World Cup semi-final since 1990.