<p class="title">Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford said he had done his research on Colombia and that his "power and agility" helped save Carlos Bacca's penalty in a nail-biting shootout victory that saw England reach the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Everton player was criticised after conceding Adnan Januzaj's winner in a group-stage 1-0 loss to Belgium, including by his Belgian counterpart Thibaut Courtois, who said he was too small.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But Pickford hit back after his save allowed Eric Dier to slot in the winning spot-kick and give England their first-ever shootout win at a World Cup finals after failures in 1990, 1998 and 2006.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I did a lot of research on them, I've got power and agility," Pickford told ITV.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I don't care if I'm not the biggest 'keeper because it's about being there in the moment and making the save and I was."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Substitute Dier was relieved to see his penalty squirm past David Ospina, after missing a great chance to seal a last-eight spot in extra time.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It was a nervous one, I've never really been in a situation like that, but I felt like I had to score after the header I missed at the end there, so I'm just thankful I scored," said the Tottenham midfielder.</p>
<p class="title">Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford said he had done his research on Colombia and that his "power and agility" helped save Carlos Bacca's penalty in a nail-biting shootout victory that saw England reach the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Everton player was criticised after conceding Adnan Januzaj's winner in a group-stage 1-0 loss to Belgium, including by his Belgian counterpart Thibaut Courtois, who said he was too small.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But Pickford hit back after his save allowed Eric Dier to slot in the winning spot-kick and give England their first-ever shootout win at a World Cup finals after failures in 1990, 1998 and 2006.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I did a lot of research on them, I've got power and agility," Pickford told ITV.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I don't care if I'm not the biggest 'keeper because it's about being there in the moment and making the save and I was."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Substitute Dier was relieved to see his penalty squirm past David Ospina, after missing a great chance to seal a last-eight spot in extra time.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It was a nervous one, I've never really been in a situation like that, but I felt like I had to score after the header I missed at the end there, so I'm just thankful I scored," said the Tottenham midfielder.</p>