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7th July 2018
06:07pm BST

"It is hard to put into words," Delph admitted. "It has been an amazing week. Thanks to Gareth for letting me go home for the birth of my third child. It was hard for me. I think it was the penalties that brought on the labour. I’ve got Hendo to thank for that. To go to the next round is amazing."
England defeated Sweden 2-0 to reach their first World Cup semi-final in nearly three decades. Headers from Harry Maguire and Dele Alli either side of half-time - and another brilliant display from Jordan Pickford - were enough for them to progress.
Delph and his international teammates now face a semi-final in Moscow with either the host nation Russia or Croatia, who meet in the final quarter-final. Should they win that, they'll return to the Russian capital's Luzhniki Stadium to play their first World Cup final since 1966.
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