England reached the quarter-final stage of the European Championship for the fifth time after beating Germany 2-0 at Wembley on Tuesday.
Raheem Sterling’s third goal of Euro 2020 put The Three Lions in front with 15 minutes remaining and captain Harry Kane finally ended his goal drought with a header four minutes from time.
Optimism is growing that England could end their 65-year wait for a major trophy after pre-tournament favourites France, reigning champions Portugal, Germany and the Netherlands, all crashed out of the tournament in the last 16.
England’s reward for beating Germany is a meeting with Andriy Shevchenko’s Ukraine in the quarter-final after they secured a 2-1 win over Sweden after extra-time at Hampden Park.
Manchester City’s Oleksandr Zinchenko and Emil Forsberg traded goals in the first half before substitute Artem Dovbyk clinched a dramatic winner in the 120th minute.
Here is all you need to know about England’s quarter-final match.
When is England vs Ukraine?
- Date: Saturday 3 July
- Kick-off time: 8pm [BST]
- Venue: Olympic Stadium, Rome
- TV channel: BBC One
- Stream details: Watch the game live on the BBC iPlayer website or app
Ukraine scout report
By Pete Hall
HAMPDEN PARK — A dramatic last-gasp header from substitute Artem Dovbyk earned Ukraine a 2-1 extra-time victory over Sweden to book a Euro 2020 quarter-final date with England.
Ukraine had taken the lead midway through the first half thanks to a thunderous strike from Manchester City’s Oleksandr Zinchenko, before the in-form Emil Forsberg, who has dug Sweden out of many a hole in this tournament so far, took his Euro 2020 tally to four with a deflected equaliser just before half time.
Forsberg, with only Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of him in the Euro 2020 goalscoring charts, hit the woodwork twice in an entertaining second half, while Serhiy Sydorchuk fired against the post for Ukraine, but neither side could find a winner at Hampden, taking the game to extra time.
Both teams were tiring, but it was Sweden who were doing all the running. Their task, however, was made all the more difficult after Marcus Danielson was sent off for a dangerous lunge, via the help of a VAR review, on Ukraine’s Artem Besedin.
Sweden sat back, happy to go to penalties, but Dovbyk had other ideas, racing through to power a header into the net, sparking jubilant scenes at Hampden as Ukraine progressed to the last eight of a major tournament for the first time in their history as an independent nation.
Who could England face in the semi-finals?
- SEMI-FINAL: If England beat Sweden or Ukraine, they would then face either Czech Republic (who beat Netherlands 2-0 in the last 16), OR Denmark (who beat Wales 4-0)
- FINAL: Should England make it all the way to the final, they will play at this stage they could play any of the following nations: Belgium, Italy, Spain or Switzerland
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