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Cool captain: England skipper Harry Kane is now being called ‘the King of Calm’ after scoring all four penalties that he’s taken in the World Cup so far. — Reuters

ENGLAND finally broke their curse of having lost every World Cup shoot-out it has contested against Colombia last week but it still has the joint worst World Cup shoot-out record – along with Spain and Italy – of any country.

Sure, the torment may be greater for some World Cup fans than others, but the penalty shoot-out is still a moment of agony or ecstasy, heart-break or triumph, for all. And with the tournament going into its last laps, the anxiety will only grow.