They scraped out of their group and then edged 10-man Sweden in extra time in the last 16, and their chances of shocking England looked dead and buried when they fell behind early on. They had plenty to celebrate, unlike their Ukrainian counterparts, as Andriy Shevchenko’s team came up short in their bid to take the country to a first ever major tournament semi-final. With Italy currently imposing a five-day quarantine on all arrivals from the United Kingdom, the number of England fans in Rome was limited to those already based in the European Union although they still made themselves heard in the crowd of under 12,000. This will be the only match England play away from home in the competition and it marked quite a difference to their defeat of the Germans, which was watched by more than 40,000 supporters at Wembley, where coronavirus restrictions were eased. Regardless of the opposition, their display at the Stadio Olimpico was a step-up in class in the final third to previous games at the Euro and they will be favourites at home against a Danish side who played their own quarter-final against the Czech Republic on Saturday in distant Baku. Kane, their captain, had gone close to eight hours without finding the net for his country but his opener here was his second in just eight minutes following the late strike that secured victory over Germany. Some of their play in wide areas was outstanding, with Raheem Sterling and Jadon Sancho-making his first start at the Euro-too hot for Ukraine to handle. However the statistics are impressive, with England having come through five games at this tournament all without conceding a goal. The draw here was kind for them, with Ukraine surely as weak an opponent as they could hope to face in a quarter-final, a stage at which they have lost to the likes of Italy and Portugal in recent European Championships. Sum up this knockout tie in one word □ #EURO2020- UEFA EURO 2020 July 3, 2021 □□ Ukraine suffer defeat in first EURO quarter-final. □□□□□□□ Kane (2), Maguire & Henderson net in Rome as England reach EURO 2020 semi-finals □
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