July 3, 2018 / 7:12 PM / Updated 13 minutes ago

Soccer: Colombia holding England 0-0 at halftime

Reuters Staff

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Colombia were holding England 0-0 at halftime in their World Cup Round of 16 match at Moscow’s Spartak Stadium on Tuesday.

Soccer Football - World Cup - Round of 16 - Colombia vs England - Spartak Stadium, Moscow, Russia - July 3, 2018 England's Harry Kane celebrates scoring their first goal with team mates REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

The tournament’s leading scorer Harry Kane came close to adding to his five goals for England at the finals in Russia but his 16th minute header at the far post flew over the bar as his side had Colombia on the back foot for much of the half.

The winners will face Sweden in the quarter-finals.

Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Ken Ferris