Reason why Kyle Walker didn't celebrate England's World Cup last-16 victory over Colombia with his team-mates
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England beat Colombia on penalties to progress to the quarter-final of the World Cup in the most dramatic fashion on Tuesday.
After leading the South American nation for the best-part of the second half, England conceded in the dying embers of the last-16 clash, and extra-time and penalties were needed to separate the two sides.
Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford dispatched their spot-kicks before Jordan Henderson missed his.
But misses from Colombia duo Mateus Uribe and Carlos Bacca, either side of Kieran Trippier hitting the back of the net, left Eric Dier with the job of putting the tie to bed - and he made no mistake.
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Upon hitting the back of the net, the England team sprinted to celebrate with him and Jordan Pickford - who kept out Bacca's penalty.
However, Kyle Walker was missing from the celebrations.
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The Manchester City defender dropped to the ground as England won the match, and not just because he was overcome with elation.
Towards the end of extra time, Walker could be seen struggling with his leg.
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It's not yet clear whether the former Tottenham star has damaged his calf or whether he was just suffering with cramp.
But he took to social media after the game to acknowledge the fact he wasn't a part of the celebrations with a rather humorous tweet.
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Alongside a picture of the squad cheering, he wrote: "Dad, can you show me that photo of you guys running after reaching the quarter final? - Nah son."
Boss Gareth Southgate heaped praise on the team after the match, saying: "I am so pleased for everybody involved.
"We deserved to win and we played really well in a big game under pressure.
"It couldn't have been a crueler blow on the final whistle, but we kept our discipline under extreme provocation and we kept our shape. If you could choose a way to win, that would be it, but you wouldn't choose the process."