Colombia ‘the dirtiest team I’ve ever played against’, says John Stones

• ‘It showed massive character to keep a cool head’
• More than 170,000 sign petition demanding replay

John Stones has called Colombia “the dirtiest team I’ve ever played against” as England prepare for a quarter-final against Sweden.

“The best thing for us was to beat them at football – that will hurt them most,” the defender said. “They’re back on the plane going home and we’re in the next round.”

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