The “It’s coming home” chants will get louder in England. Harry Kane’s men put on a show at the Olympico in Rome on Saturday when they outclassed Ukraine 4-0 in the quarter-finals. England have secured a place in the quarter-finals of the European Championship for the first time in 25 years and face Denmark at Wembley Stadium.
A record brace from Harry Kane and goals from Harry Maguire and substitute Jordan Henderson helped the Three Lions beat Ukraine. It was a dominant performance in the second half as Andriy Shevchenko’s men drove home after a disappointing quarter-final performance.
Euro 2020: Ukraine 0-4 England quarterfinals highlights
Gareth Southgate missed the decisive penalty 25 years ago in the semi-finals of the 1996 European Championship against Germany at Wembley Stadium, but he has a chance to correct the mistake. The English coach was excited as he made the right moves, knocking out their key players after the game and dusted off at the hour when Liverpool captain Henderson headed England’s fourth goal.
What a terrific performance and result @England Be very, very proud guys. Well done Gareth. # EURO2020 #ENGUKR
– Alan Shearer (@alanshearer) July 3, 2021
Harry Kane matches Alan Shearer’s 9-goal record
England are the first team in the European Championship final to hold 5 to nil in the first five games as the duo Maguire and John Stones together with goalkeeper Jordan Pickford were flawless at the Euro 2020.
Harry Kane became the first man to score two goals for England in a European knockout game. He missed a historic hat-trick in the 60th minute when he fired a volley shot only to be saved by Bushchan who had a difficult night in Rome.
Harry Kane has scored the most goals by Alan Shearer in major tournaments (European championships and world championships) with 9 goals in major competitions. He is only one behind Gary Lineker’s 10 goal record.
England are the first team in European Championship history to clean all of their first five games in the tournament.
Don’t say it Don’t say it It’s coming home pic.twitter.com/ewgLVZiV8I
– Squawka football (@Squawka) July 3, 2021
Harry Kane got the team up and running in the 4th minute, their earliest goal at the European Championships since 2004. It was started by Raheem Sterling, who was brilliant for the Three Lions on the big night. England had some chances to double their lead in the first half but Ukraine quickly rallied and put pressure on England.
Yaremchuk was tense in the first half for Ukraine on the left as he paired up with veteran Yarmolenko, who threatened to equalize in the first half.
However, the game was put to bed within 4 minutes of the 2nd half when Harry Kane and Harry Maguire headed 3rd and 2nd goals respectively. Luke Shaw was brilliant as a left back as he frequently made the forward runs to deliver the knockout blow.
His left free kick against Maguire was a blast of a delivery while also setting up Kane’s second goal.
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