Harry Maguire and Dele Alli struck either side of the interval to beat Sweden in Samara and advance to the World Cup semi-finals.
England face Croatia in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on Wednesday after overcoming a stubborn Sweden challenge in this quarter-final.
Maguire broke the deadlock on the half-hour when another England set-piece bore fruit – Leicester City’s powerful defender flashing a header past Sweden keeper Robin Olsen from Ashley Young’s corner.