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I hope we're back in the good books! - Dier wants England to banish Iceland memories

After his winning penalty against Colombia, the Tottenham man is delighted that Euro 2016 is being forgotten

Eric Dier hopes England's dramatic World Cup penalty shoot-out win over Colombia on Tuesday has put them back in the nation's "good books".

The Tottenham midfielder scored the decisive spot-kick to help Gareth Southgate's men set up a quarter-final clash with Sweden following a 1-1 draw in Moscow.

Dier was part of the side that crashed out of Euro 2016 after an embarrassing defeat to Iceland - a result that led to the resignation of manager Roy Hodgson.

Southgate has transformed the fortunes of the Three Lions over the past two years and Dier knows the result against Colombia will have gone some way to erasing the painful memories of that Iceland humiliation.