Their record in Italy is W2 D1 L2; their last visit ended in a friendly draw against Italy in October in which Ruslan Malinovskyi scored his first goal for Ukraine. A loss in Prague was England's sole defeat. All three games took place at Wembley.
They lost to West Germany in h, a and against Portugal and Italy , both on penalties. Their last visit to Rome was a draw against Italy in October , a result that booked their place at the following year's World Cup.
His first Premier League goal for the club came in a defeat away to Southgate's Middlesbrough on 23 August ; that was Southgate's first win as a manager.
The first goal in that game was also scored by a Ukrainian, Hennadiy Lytovchenko. He has yet to start a game for his country. They are now the country's joint top scorers at the EURO finals alongside current head coach Andriy Shevchenko, on two apiece.
Kansas City. Las Vegas. Los Angeles. New Orleans. New York. San Antonio. San Diego. Tampa Bay. Washington DC. By Darren Richman. England face Ukraine at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Saturday night knowing a win would mean a semi-final at Wembley and the very real chance of reaching a first major final since Might it actually be coming home?
After defeating Germany in a knockout match for the first time since that famous World Cup final, the England supporters will believe anything is possible.
Ukraine played their first international football match in April and as such there have not been a plethora of meetings between the sides. Indeed, there have been just seven games between England and the Ukraine over the years, starting with friendlies in and Another key consideration for Southgate will be whether to risk those players currently on a yellow card in the tournament.
UEFA rules dictate that single cautions are only rescinded after the quarter-final stage and so Harry Maguire, Declan Rice, Kalvin Phillips and Phil Foden would miss the semi-finals through suspension should they be booked against Ukraine and England progress. It is far from ideal that both England's first-choice holding midfield players - Rice and Phillips - have a booking to their name. Southgate played down the quandary in his press conference, saying: "We won't make any decisions based on yellow cards," but Jordan Henderson could well get more minutes on Saturday.
You would expect to see him start against Ukraine and that's regardless of whether Southgate sticks with a back three or reverts back to a back four. He's been so key and such an important player. He does all the hard work for the team in the centre of midfield, but he does like to put in a challenge, of course, and that might be in Southgate's thinking as he tries to strike the balance of the risk of using him and the risk of him missing the semi-final if England were to beat Ukraine.
He's played every minute of the tournament so far. He's been brilliant for England, breaking up play in midfield and he's doing a really good job of keeping the experienced Jordan Henderson out of the team. He was injured during the Merseyside derby back in February and he is yet to reach full match fitness. Because of the brilliant displays of Phillips and Rice he has to fight for his place in the team, but I imagine he will play some part in this game because of the experience he brings.
Each of England's previous three quarter-final matches at the European Championship have gone to extra time and penalties. After progressing from the first of these against Spain in , England lost in penalty shootouts against Portugal in and Italy in It has been mentioned once or twice already Former England boss Sam Allardyce has praised his successor Southgate's build-from-the-back approach and told Sky Sports their quality as a unit could take them all the way again.
He said: "The performances are getting better and better, but they are building a very solid base with this defensive unit. People might say they need to be more creative, yes, hopefully that will get better as the tournament goes on, but from a defensive point of view they're putting themselves in a position to go all the way. Everything's rosy at the moment, they have a big, big game on Saturday in Rome which pulls up different situations to cope with; the team, the system, the opposition, and of course no England fans being in the stadium.
They have to get really mentally strong for that one. He may easily switch back to a back four, and the players are comfortable in both systems, they've proven that now. Being flexible is obviously a great asset for the team, and the team is obviously pulling altogether.
But this time it seems united, it seems a great spirit, and that helps an awful lot. Andriy Shevchenko shares strong bonds with England as his family have continued to live in London since the former striker signed for Chelsea in His son Kristian, who was born in London, is also on the books of Chelsea's academy, while Shevchenko's last international appearance came against England. Having recently watched Chelsea beat Manchester City in the Champions League final, Shevchenko has no doubt about English football being the current dominant force in Europe.
In a bid to engineer Ukraine's biggest win in major tournaments, Shevchenko has turned to his admirers in Italy, where he enjoyed his finest moments as a player with AC Milan, winning the Champions League in While travelling supporters from the UK and Ukraine have been barred for the match in Rome due to COVID curbs, Shevchenko is counting on the neutrals as well as a large Ukrainian immigrant population to cheer for his players.
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