The spirit in the group is phenomenal.”Įngland now play Denmark, who beat the Czech Republic earlier on Saturday, and Southgate’s team will have home advantage with Wednesday’s semifinal to be held at London’s Wembley Stadium.The stand-out, however, remains Raheem Sterling. “To play as well as they did in a game with so much resting on it was impressive. “The players have been fantastic,” added Southgate. I’m chuffed the two performances have brought so much happiness to people. It’s lovely to see everyone on a Saturday night, beer in hand. “I suppose it’s still sinking in that it’s another semifinal – three in three years,” Southgate told the BBC. England last reached the final of a major international tournament in 1966. Three years ago England got to the World Cup semifinals but were beaten 2-1 by Croatia – despite taking the lead – and in 2019 lost 3-1 to the Netherlands in UEFA’s Nations League tournament. It was Henderson’s first ever goal for England.Īs the clock ticked down, England fans belted out football is “coming home,” the chorus to “Three Lions,” the adopted anthem of the team’s supporters. That two-goal blitz in the opening five minutes of the second-half put England in complete control of the match.īushchan brilliantly saved Kane’s volley to deny the England captain a hat-trick, but from the resulting corner Jordan Henderson scored with another header. Soon after Kane headed in a third England goal, with Shaw again providing the assist. Alberto Pizzoli/Pool/AFP/Getty ImagesĮarly in the second half, Harry Maguire powered Luke Shaw’s free-kick past Ukraine goalkeeper Heorhiy Bushchan to make it 2-0. Harry Kane scores the first of his two goals against Ukraine in England's 4-0 win.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |