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You are here: Home / Sports / Euro 2020 Football (Soccer) / Euro 2020 Quarter Finals: Ukraine v England

Euro 2020 Quarter Finals: Ukraine v England

by Anne Laurie|  July 3, 20212:45 pm| 80 Comments

This post is in: Euro 2020 Football (Soccer), Open Threads, Sports

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The #EURO2020 quarter-final match Ukraine v England on Saturday, July 3 #AFPgraphics pic.twitter.com/kLla6wF2P1

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) July 3, 2021

Playing in Rome, with England favored. I guess that this, if any, match will attract some attention from you guys…

All roads lead to Wembley ⏳

First semifinal: Italy ? Spain
Second semifinal: ❓

Will it be Ukraine or England playing in the second #EURO2020 semifinal against the winner of the Czech Republic vs Denmark match? ?

— SuperSport ? (@SuperSportTV) July 3, 2021

After this, play resumes with semi-finals next Tuesday. Bad timing for American watchers!

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  1. 1.

    WaterGirl

    July 3, 2021 at 2:45 pm

    The soccer thread is open for business.

  2. 2.

    eclare

    July 3, 2021 at 2:47 pm

    God Save the Queen

  3. 3.

    Gin & Tonic

    July 3, 2021 at 2:48 pm

    @eclare:  Is she playing?

  4. 4.

    WaterGirl

    July 3, 2021 at 2:50 pm

    The big square in the final tweet won’t load for me in Safari, but it does in Chrome.

  5. 5.

    Steeplejack

    July 3, 2021 at 2:50 pm

    I’ve been saving this.

    So it’s England v Ukraine. One is deeply divided between ultra-nationalists and people who want to join the EU, with dodgy Russian money funding its rightwing politicians. But Ukraine has its problems too.

    — David__Osland (@David__Osland) June 30, 2021

  6. 6.

    eclare

    July 3, 2021 at 2:50 pm

    @Gin & Tonic:  Hahaha…I assume you are for Ukraine

  7. 7.

    eclare

    July 3, 2021 at 2:53 pm

    @Steeplejack:  That is great!

  8. 8.

    Gin & Tonic

    July 3, 2021 at 2:54 pm

    @Steeplejack: Nice.

  9. 9.

    Gin & Tonic

    July 3, 2021 at 2:54 pm

    @eclare: That would be correct.

  10. 10.

    PsiFighter37

    July 3, 2021 at 2:56 pm

    I wish the numbnuts who voted for Brexit would think about why their team gets to play in European football leagues.

    Go Ukraine. I do feel bad for England having a lot of suffering at the national level, and Gareth Southgate seems like he’s done a great job with his squad, but I just loathe the English. Insufferable group of people who are going to consign their country to the dustbin of history as quick as possible.

  11. 11.

    Tony Jay

    July 3, 2021 at 3:06 pm

    Whoop! ENGLAND’S HARRY KANE!

    1-0 Brexitannia

  12. 12.

    billcinsd

    July 3, 2021 at 3:06 pm

    Harry Kane with the goal off the through ball. It turns out putting in some of your better wingers can lead to goals.

  13. 13.

    Mike E

    July 3, 2021 at 3:06 pm

    Ukraine are still on their bus…Kane tallies early, 1-0

  14. 14.

    Sloane Ranger

    July 3, 2021 at 3:08 pm

    Yeah, 1-0! God Save the Kane!

  15. 15.

    Amir Khalid

    July 3, 2021 at 3:11 pm

    @Tony Jay:
    Once more unto the breach … yadda, yadda, yadda … FOR HARRY, ENGLAND, AND SAINT GEORGE!1

  16. 16.

    SiubhanDuinne

    July 3, 2021 at 3:15 pm

    @eclare:

    @Gin & Tonic:

    God Save the Queen

    Is she playing?

    You know, I think she could! I saw some photos of her taken in the last couple of days at the Windsor Horse Show. She drove herself on at least one of those days. Casually dressed, smiling ear to ear, completely laid back. I think if she wanted to kick a football around, she could go up against Ukraine with the best of them.

  17. 17.

    SiubhanDuinne

    July 3, 2021 at 3:18 pm

    Idle query: If I felt like watching this game, where might I do so? I don’t want to subscribe to anything.

  18. 18.

    HumboldtBlue

    July 3, 2021 at 3:20 pm

    After this, play resumes with semi-finals next Tuesday. Bad timing for American watchers!

    Not if you don’t have a fucking job!

  19. 19.

    HumboldtBlue

    July 3, 2021 at 3:21 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: ​
    Check ESPN.

  20. 20.

    Gin & Tonic

    July 3, 2021 at 3:21 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: It’s on ABC, over the air TV.

  21. 21.

    eclare

    July 3, 2021 at 3:21 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne:  It’s on ABC

  22. 22.

    HumboldtBlue

    July 3, 2021 at 3:23 pm

    @Steeplejack: ​ 

    That’s perfect

  23. 23.

    Mike E

    July 3, 2021 at 3:23 pm

    @eclare: Univision too if you want to hear some fun, enthusiastic commentary

  24. 24.

    Another Scott

    July 3, 2021 at 3:29 pm

    Yay Sportsball!!  :-)

    ObOpenThread:

    This is hilarious. 10,000 people here and the ‘Team Marco’ booth can’t get ONE SINGLE PERSON to stop and talk to them. I’ve watched 500 people walk right by them in 15 minutes. pic.twitter.com/NovEGZU6Zb

    — Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) July 3, 2021

    I'll say it again: nobody likes him. Nobody. His constituent service is in the toilet. He's closed offices rather than deal with people. He is seen for the greedy, lazy, stupid wad of gum he is. But he massages South Florida and Big Sugar. That's almost enough.

    — Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) July 3, 2021

    Go Val!!

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  25. 25.

    SiubhanDuinne

    July 3, 2021 at 3:34 pm

    @HumboldtBlue:

    @Gin & Tonic:

    @Gin & Tonic:

    Thanks! I don’t even know if I get ESPN, so ABC it is!

  26. 26.

    HumboldtBlue

    July 3, 2021 at 3:37 pm

    Dominant performance from Albion so far.

  27. 27.

    HumboldtBlue

    July 3, 2021 at 3:45 pm

    Ukraine much livelier in the final 15

  28. 28.

    Morzer

    July 3, 2021 at 3:51 pm

    Just my opinion, but if England believe that sitting back and just defending for the next 45 minutes will be good enough, I think they are very rapidly going to enter a world of pain.

  29. 29.

    Sloane Ranger

    July 3, 2021 at 3:53 pm

    Half time and we’re still ahead but Ukraine beginning to look better after substitution and change of formation.

    Keep it up England!

  30. 30.

    billcinsd

    July 3, 2021 at 3:59 pm

    @eclare:

    the fascist regime

  31. 31.

    billcinsd

    July 3, 2021 at 4:06 pm

    The five head with the headed goal

  32. 32.

    Tony Jay

    July 3, 2021 at 4:06 pm

    @Morzer:

    I think the plan is to stay solid, work up the field down the flanks and get behind the Ukrainians as they have already, and when the Ukrainians have to come out in numbers later on hit them hard on the break with our pace.

    It might be dull, but…..

    Or do that!

    Slabhead slams it home! 2-0

  33. 33.

    HumboldtBlue

    July 3, 2021 at 4:07 pm

    There it is

  34. 34.

    Sloane Ranger

    July 3, 2021 at 4:07 pm

    And, 2-0! Who mentioned sitting back?

  35. 35.

    Gin & Tonic

    July 3, 2021 at 4:07 pm

    Well, that’s not good.

  36. 36.

    HumboldtBlue

    July 3, 2021 at 4:08 pm

    What a ball, that cross was inch-perfect. That headed goal adds to the already record total of headed goals at a Euros in history.

  37. 37.

    billcinsd

    July 3, 2021 at 4:10 pm

    Kane with a second. 3-0. So does this mean England won’t score in the semis, as they used up all there goals today?

  38. 38.

    Tony Jay

    July 3, 2021 at 4:10 pm

    Could all of our crappest players stop bloody scoring?!?!

    3-0 I think that will be that.

  39. 39.

    Sloane Ranger

    July 3, 2021 at 4:10 pm

    3-0, 3-0, 3-0! It’s that man Kate again!

  40. 40.

    HumboldtBlue

    July 3, 2021 at 4:11 pm

    OK, that’s pretty damn impressive, just dominant.

  41. 41.

    Mike E

    July 3, 2021 at 4:11 pm

    Denmark is walking into a buzzsaw methinks, Inglaterra has too much quality

  42. 42.

    Gin & Tonic

    July 3, 2021 at 4:12 pm

    Good night.

  43. 43.

    raven

    July 3, 2021 at 4:15 pm

    Blimey

  44. 44.

    Gin & Tonic

    July 3, 2021 at 4:17 pm

    Let’s get at least one, dammit.

  45. 45.

    Amir Khalid

    July 3, 2021 at 4:17 pm

    I reckon this quarterfinal is done and dusted. I don’t see Ukraine coming back from three goals down to win this. England has more players named Harry than they can deal with.

  46. 46.

    Morzer

    July 3, 2021 at 4:17 pm

    As I was saying, obviously the plan is to strike early and often. This game looks pretty much done, although there’s some interest in whether England can keep another clean sheet. Time for a good, long walk. Sympathies to Ukraine. You are a much-improved team with much to be proud of.

  47. 47.

    Morzer

    July 3, 2021 at 4:21 pm

    Looks like the semi-finals are going to be pretty spicy. Italy v. England seems the likeliest final, but I wouldn’t be totally surprised to see Denmark turn England over.

  48. 48.

    Tony Jay

    July 3, 2021 at 4:22 pm

    Hendo’s Head!!!!

    4-0!

  49. 49.

    billcinsd

    July 3, 2021 at 4:22 pm

    4-0 now as some dumb Geordie-Scouser scores

  50. 50.

    HumboldtBlue

    July 3, 2021 at 4:23 pm

    Now we get 30 minutes of England passing the ball between themselves with the odd Harry Kane serious chance.​ 
    The CAPTAIN!

  51. 51.

    Gin & Tonic

    July 3, 2021 at 4:23 pm

    Fuck

  52. 52.

    Sloane Ranger

    July 3, 2021 at 4:23 pm

    4-0. Unbelievable. They can’t come back from this, surely?

  53. 53.

    Tom Levenson

    July 3, 2021 at 4:24 pm

    Welp.

    Can I root for England and against their fans?

    (Me mum was English. I gotta, ya know.)

  54. 54.

    HumboldtBlue

    July 3, 2021 at 4:24 pm

    Ukraine’s defense has just been chopped apart.

    And they can rest.

  55. 55.

    SiubhanDuinne

    July 3, 2021 at 4:25 pm

    4-0. I’m liking this game.

  56. 56.

    raven

    July 3, 2021 at 4:25 pm

    Turn out the lights. . .

  57. 57.

    Gin & Tonic

    July 3, 2021 at 4:25 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: I’m not.

  58. 58.

    Tom Levenson

    July 3, 2021 at 4:26 pm

    @Tom Levenson:  By which I mean–I loathe all the Union Jackassery associated with rooting for the national team. I have many family members for whom this is truly a happy day, and I’m happy for them.

  59. 59.

    Morzer

    July 3, 2021 at 4:33 pm

    @Tom Levenson: 

    To be fair, many England fans are embarrassed by the minority of racist hooligans who use the England team to express their loathsome personalities.

  60. 60.

    Mary G

    July 3, 2021 at 4:35 pm

    I’m sorry to see such a bad beatdown. TFG and all the people who testified against his extortion and talked about how great Ukraine is has me rooting for the underdog, but nine goals is pretty much pony and unicorn country, isn’t it?

  61. 61.

    HumboldtBlue

    July 3, 2021 at 4:40 pm

    England have scored nine headed goals between World Cup 2018 and Euro 2020, No other nation has more than four.

  62. 62.

    Another Scott

    July 3, 2021 at 4:41 pm

    One day Chairy McChairface would get his chance and then he'd show them. #UKRENG pic.twitter.com/CwmqfakKlJ

    — HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) July 3, 2021

    rofl.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  63. 63.

    Morzer

    July 3, 2021 at 4:44 pm

    I feel bad for Ukraine. They’ve been outplayed tonight, despite a period when they seemed to be getting back into the game. I don’t think they deserved a 4-0 beatdown. Here’s hoping that they come back stronger in the future.

  64. 64.

    Sloane Ranger

    July 3, 2021 at 4:51 pm

    So, Denmark on Wednesday. I have never had such a stress free time watching an England game as this evening. Pouring a whisky and soda as I type.

  65. 65.

    Gin & Tonic

    July 3, 2021 at 4:52 pm

    Well, congratulations, England. There was a while when I thought we could make a game of it, but you were clearly superior tonight.

  66. 66.

    SiubhanDuinne

    July 3, 2021 at 4:53 pm

    @Gin & Tonic:

    You may say anything you care to about Perfidious Albion.

  67. 67.

    Morzer

    July 3, 2021 at 4:53 pm

    @Sloane Ranger: Nordic Noir versus Downton Abbey. Should be a hell of a game.

  68. 68.

    HumboldtBlue

    July 3, 2021 at 4:56 pm

    @Gin & Tonic: ​ 
    Your parents are from Ukraine, correct?

    England have kept five straight clean sheets, never been done in the Euros before.

  69. 69.

    SiubhanDuinne

    July 3, 2021 at 4:59 pm

    @Morzer:

    I’m sad for the Colonels Vindman. I know they would have preferred a different outcome.

  70. 70.

    billcinsd

    July 3, 2021 at 4:59 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: They also scored twice as many goals today as the rest of the tournament

  71. 71.

    TomatoQueen

    July 3, 2021 at 4:59 pm

    https://youtu.be/jEb1Zh8eptg?t=16

  72. 72.

    HumboldtBlue

    July 3, 2021 at 5:01 pm

    Harry McGuire has a head like a cinder block. And he looks like a lost member of Mumford and Sons.

  73. 73.

    Morzer

    July 3, 2021 at 5:01 pm

    @TomatoQueen: Are you badgering the innocent Ukrainians among us?

  74. 74.

    burnspbesq

    July 3, 2021 at 5:02 pm

    If you want to nitpick, Pickford’s distribution was not up to his usual standard. But that’s about it.

  75. 75.

    SiubhanDuinne

    July 3, 2021 at 5:03 pm

    @Morzer:

    In 2007, I was on a train returning to London from Cambridge, where I’d spent the day. The train was crammed to the gills with football fans immediately following a game between something like Chelsea and Man U. Whatever the teams were, the lads on my train were exuberant to the point of being seriously dangerous. I was genuininely concerned for my physical safety.

  76. 76.

    Robert Sneddon

    July 3, 2021 at 6:55 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: ​  I was on a tram in Edinburgh just after the Scotland rugby team had beaten England in the Calcutta cup competition a few years ago. The tram was packed and rocking from side to side on its wheels as the exuberant supporters celebrated, so much so the tram driver had to stop and put out an announcement to tell people to stop pushing and making the tram unstable.​
     
    Alcohol may have been involved.

  77. 77.

    Scamp Dog

    July 3, 2021 at 7:01 pm

    @billcinsd: That’s exactly the phrase that came to my mind, too! Still love the Pistols…

  78. 78.

    TomatoQueen

    July 3, 2021 at 8:58 pm

    @Morzer: ​
     

    I’m inviting a reverse twist on nostalgia for the last time England got its hopes up.

  79. 79.

    JML

    July 4, 2021 at 10:23 am

    I can’t decide if Gareth Southgate knows exactly what he’s doing or is the luckiest manager of all time. (Probably somewhere in the middle, right? probably a pretty good manager overall who’s catching every break right now)

    I thought England actually looked pretty “meh” in the first half, rarely attacking with any purpose and just dinking around with the ball, absent the lovely goal from ENGLAND’S HARRY KANE and a couple of other runs at the goal. Then it was a complete dismantling in the second half where they couldn’t miss. (anyone who can’t hit Slabhead on a cross shouldn’t play at the professional level, of course)

    They should be able to beat Denmark and make it to the final, but I’m not sure I like a matchup against Spain; Italy is playing really well right now, but their style would be a better match for England. (and frankly would be more interesting overall. I’m sick of Spain’s “200 passes with no meaning” style)

  80. 80.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    July 4, 2021 at 12:20 pm

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