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John Stones insists England players are 'fearless' as they prepare for last-16 tie against Germany and hails 'winning mentality' of the squad... as he reveals they've been practising penalties 'so much' ahead of Wembley clash

The sheer audacity is jaw dropping, the delivery magnificent and the end result ultimately glorious.

John Stones, just having turned 19 years old, was stepping up to take a penalty. For context, this was his first game for Everton, albeit in a pre-season friendly against Juventus.

Nevertheless, it shows how far English centre-halves have come over the years when it can be reported, as verified by YouTube, that Stones chipped his only penalty Panenka-style over the goalkeeper and into the top corner, just as Antonin Panenka did to win the 1976 Euros for Czechoslovakia.