England ace to have groin injury assessed
England's forward Jamie Vardy (rear left), England's midfielder Jordan Henderson (centre) and England's defender John Stones react after Colombia's defender Yerry Mina (unseen) scored a goal during their Russia 2018 World Cup round of 16 match at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow on July 3, 2018. PHOTO | FRANCK FIFE |
What you need to know:
- The Leicester City striker suffered a groin strain in extra time, during which neither team was able to find a winner.
England forward Jamie Vardy will have an assessment on a groin injury sustained in their World Cup last-16 penalty shoot-out win over Colombia.
Vardy came on as a late substitute in normal time of Tuesday's game in Moscow, which ended 1-1 after Yerry Mina cancelled out Harry Kane's penalty with an injury-time equaliser.
The Leicester City striker suffered a groin strain in extra time, during which neither team was able to find a winner.
Vardy had been reportedly set to take England's fifth penalty, but Eric Dier stepped up in his stead and scored the decisive spot-kick.
England are set to face Sweden in the last eight in Samara, though Vardy's availability is in doubt as they bid to progress to the semi-finals for the first time since 1990.
