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England storm into Euro 2012 quarter-finals
9:40pm Tuesday 19th June 2012 in International By Echo Reporter
Wayne Rooney scored in England's 1-0 win over Ukraine tonight
ENGLAND reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 tonight with a 1-0 win over Ukraine.
The result - and France's defeat against Sweden - means England finished top of Group D and now play Italy in Kiev on Sunday night at 7.45pm.
A headed goal just after half-time by Wayne Rooney, who returned to the side after serving a two-match suspension, was enough to give Roy Hodgson's men victory.
England later had a stroke of luck when a Ukrainian shot appeared to cross the line before John Terry hooked the ball clear. However television replays showed a Ukraine player had been offside in the build-up, unseen by the officials.
Former Saints stars Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain both made brief appearances as second-half substitutes.
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arizonan
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9:47pm Tue 19 Jun 12
OSPREYSAINT
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9:55pm Tue 19 Jun 12
insane saint
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9:58pm Tue 19 Jun 12
Mr BCB
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10:26pm Tue 19 Jun 12
beiroot
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10:40pm Tue 19 Jun 12
circa 66 saint
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11:00pm Tue 19 Jun 12
BUT REMEMBER DENMARK IN THE 90'S AND GREECE 8 YEARS AGO
PROOF THE BEST TEAM DOESN'T ALWAYS WIN
anything is possible and i will not or cannot be disappointed
circa 66 saint
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11:02pm Tue 19 Jun 12
saints442
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12:08am Wed 20 Jun 12
Proud from LIVERPOOL
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2:11am Wed 20 Jun 12
9:47pm Tue 19 Jun 12
Say thank you to Liverpool born players, and I don't mean Mr. Lambert.
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Many thanks arizonan for your support for Liverpool.
WobblyCat
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7:16am Wed 20 Jun 12
WobblyCat
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7:23am Wed 20 Jun 12
OSPREYSAINT wrote:They were offside in the build up.
Hardly a storming performance, and a bit lucky to have a myopic extra official on the line. Sweden did well, how must the French be feeling?
OSPREYSAINT
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8:32am Wed 20 Jun 12
WobblyCat wrote:Just for once, two wrongs did make it right!
OSPREYSAINT wrote: Hardly a storming performance, and a bit lucky to have a myopic extra official on the line. Sweden did well, how must the French be feeling?They were offside in the build up.
Beer Monster
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9:15am Wed 20 Jun 12
Vordhosbn
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12:20pm Wed 20 Jun 12
circa 66 saint wrote:Don't deserve to be there? What are you on about? We won the group...are you suggesting it should have been Ukraine and France? The Ukraine goal that never was came from an offside decision that was missed by the official so shouldn't have stood anyway. And France couldn't beat a Sweden team with nothing to play for to top the group, fail to see how anyone is more deserving than England in that group. We don't have the technical ability of some teams, but we look harder to beat than in previous years
still the worst squad we have sent to a tournament that i can remember,not playing well and do not deserve to be in the 1/4's,but we are there,i do not expect to win any more games. BUT REMEMBER DENMARK IN THE 90'S AND GREECE 8 YEARS AGO PROOF THE BEST TEAM DOESN'T ALWAYS WIN anything is possible and i will not or cannot be disappointed
loosehead
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3:47pm Wed 20 Jun 12
Sepp Blatter is now calling for urgent action on touchline technology yet Rugby has proven it works & has had it for years?
I support England no matter what sport but should it have been a draw?
Will we beat Italy?
IronLady2010
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7:09pm Wed 20 Jun 12
loosehead
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9:09pm Wed 20 Jun 12
IronLady2010 wrote:Tomorrow night & Friday the papers & Sky are saying both BBC & ITV are showing the same match surely this can't be right?
Love how the Echo report this as local news, yet they conveniently miss out all the violence this 'sport' has created.
loosehead
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9:10pm Wed 20 Jun 12
IronLady2010 wrote:Why aren't we allowed to post on the Shirley Towers inquest?
Love how the Echo report this as local news, yet they conveniently miss out all the violence this 'sport' has created.
IronLady2010
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9:19pm Wed 20 Jun 12
loosehead wrote:It's ongoing, we can't comment on ongoing cases :-)
IronLady2010 wrote:Why aren't we allowed to post on the Shirley Towers inquest?
Love how the Echo report this as local news, yet they conveniently miss out all the violence this 'sport' has created.
OSPREYSAINT says...
9:42pm Tue 19 Jun 12