Whether it quite turns out to be the tournament of the underdog remains to be seen but England will not be the only ones looking at how the draw has panned out with a sense of hope. France, Germany, Holland and Portugal have already exited and Italy and Spain were both given scares. They will also have been emboldened by the way this tournament is panning out. While England will be the firm favourites to reach the last four in Rome, Ukraine will be happy to be underestimated. The Ukraine player had only been on the pitch 10 minutes when he was caught above the knee was a lunging studs-up challenge that initially drew a yellow card before the referee upgraded it to a red after a Var review.

Sweden had been forced to play the final 22 minutes of extra-time with 10 men after Marcus Danielson was sent off for an appalling challenge on Artem Besyedin. An additional 30 minutes of energy-sapping football in their opponents’ legs could yet make a difference come Saturday’s quarter-final, or at least the England manager will hope it does.Īrguably the least attractive looking of the last 16 ties produced quite the spectacle in Glasgow and, after an enthralling, end-to-end game, it was Ukraine who eventually prevailed in dramatic circumstances at Sweden’s expense to set up a last-eight meeting with England.Ī goal from Artem Dovbyk in stoppage time of extra time was a dagger to Sweden’s hearts, the substitute rising to meet Oleksandr Zinchenko’s superb cross in the 121st minute. Gareth Southgate will not have been too disappointed to see this game head into extra-time.

But in the 121st-minute substitute, Dovbyk headed in to send Ukraine through.

After a cagey second half, the match went to extra time and Danielson was sent off for a high challenge.Zinchenko put Ukraine ahead before Forsberg equalised before halftime.Ukraine to face England in the quarter-finals on Saturday night.England vs Ukraine live Euros updates and team news.

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