Those England fans who opted against the graveyard shift will awaken to news of the national team’s most impressive World Cup knockout win for 60 years.
This was one of those vintage England nights that pushed and pulled and ebbed and flowed. It was breathless drama, played at 7,350 feet altitude and without a moment of pause to gather your thoughts. It rewarded those who stayed up into the early hours, and through an hour’s weather delay to kick off, in order to tune in.
