England headed into their round of 16 encounter with Colombia knowing that this is their best chance of reaching a World Cup semi-final since 1990.Sweden's 1-0 victory over Switzerland earlier in the afternoon wasn't the most intriguing affair, yet Three Lions fans had a keen eye on proceedings nonetheless as Janne Andersson's men await tonight's winners in the next round.Inside the Spartak Stadium, what many deem a relatively straightforward path to the last four meant that the tension was palpable.With the atmosphere building, FIFA followed the pattern they have been using at this summer's tournament by wheeling out some legends of the game to add to the excitement.Take a look at the impact Diego Maradona had at Argentina's games, even if the attention on him wasn't always positive.As for Colombia, Carlos Valderrama has regularly been spotted in the stands cheering on his former team.The term 'legend' is thrown around a lot these days, including for England's representative - the one and only Wes Brown.

Fans were loving it 

To be fair, the former Manchester United defender has a pretty enviable trophy cabinet at home, having won five Premier League titles, two FA Cups, two League Cups, and the small matter of two Champions Leagues.

Plenty of fans on Twitter found the 38-year-old being described as a FIFA legend rather amusing nonetheless:

Granted, Brown was never the most glamorous of players even in his heyday and the Colombia fans didn't have much time for him, drowning out his speech with boos. 

He eventually left Old Trafford in 2011 and spent five years at Sunderland before finishing his career in England with a season at Blackburn Rovers.

FIFA are paying each of their legends thousands of pounds to attend games out in Russia, with Maradona reportedly the best paid at £10,000 a match - so Brown is probably getting the last laugh.

Maradona, Rio Ferdinand, Juan Pablo Angel, and Diego Forlan were the other former stars in attendance.