Rampant England Fire Warning As Euro 2020 Dream Heads Back Home

Established 1961 Sport MONDAY, JULY 5, 2021 Rampant England fire warning as Euro 2020 dream heads back home ROME: England return to Wembley two “To come here, prepare differently, wins from a first Europeanplay in a historic stadium on a night that Championship title after recording their was beautiful for football with the weath- biggest ever victory at the tournament er inspired the players,” said Southgate. with a 4-0 demolition of Ukraine in the “They gave a fantastic performance, not quarter-finals in Rome. Having success- only the players who started but the fully negotiated a trip to the Stadio players who came into the game.” Olimpico with a flourish, Gareth “The recognition in moments like Southgate’s team will have the support tonight was that we didn’t want to take a of some 60,000 fans when they take on backwards step. We really wanted to Denmark for a place in the final grasp an opportunity. I thought the play- Wednesday. ers were decisive and ruthless all night,” Three years on from a bitter World he added. Cup semi-final loss to Croatia, England have the chance to move on from that ‘On the right track’ disappointment and end a long wait for England matched their four-goal total silverware. With the remainder of the output from their four previous games in competition to be played in London and just 90 minutes as they ripped apart a COVID-19 restrictions severely limiting vulnerable Ukraine backline. Jadon travelling fans, they are unlikely to get a Sancho looked sharp on his first start of better opportunity of adding to the 1966 Euro 2020, with Raheem Sterling again World Cup win. impressing, and Mason Mount showed “Teams have to go on a bit of a jour- no sign of rust after missing the past two ney and they have to go through some games after being forced to quarantine. pain sometimes to progress,” said Such was the dominance of England’s Southgate. “We’ve had some great display that Jack Grealish, who played a nights over the last four years but we’ve vital role coming off the bench in the also had some painful ones and that’s victory over Germany, was kept in definitely helped us prepare for another reserve along with Phil Foden. “We are tournament.” on the right track for sure, but we haven’t Unlike in Russia, where Harry Kane’s done nothing yet,” said Kane. “We have hot start soon became a distant memory got a massive semi-final to look forward LONDON: England’s players celebrate their third goal during the Euro 2020 quarter-final football match between Ukraine and England as England entered the knockout phase, to now at Wembley. What an occasion, at the Olympic Stadium in Rome on Saturday. — AFP the Tottenham striker looks to have what a moment to be involved in. We rediscovered his form at the perfect have a vision of where we want to be, we Eriksen’s cardiac arrest in their opening game at Wembley is special, to have a Championship final, it’s not so much moment. While the attack clicked into are taking it step by step and so far so match. They are dreaming of a repeat of semi-final is extra special,” said pressure but it’s another challenge for gear on another famous night in the good, so we will recover now, take the their 1992 triumph and could yet spoil Southgate. “We won’t win the game these players to take on.” Get past Italian capital, 24 years after a goalless confidence from this game but look England’s party, having beaten them 1-0 at because we’re at home. We’ve got to Denmark and Italy or Spain would await draw here secured qualification for the ahead to a tough team in Denmark.” Wembley last year in the Nations League. play well and we’ve got a fabulous on July 11, fittingly one of Europe’s tradi- 1998 World Cup, the defense remains Denmark are riding a wave of emotion “It’s an amazing game to be a part of. opportunity. It’s a chance to make histo- tional powers the final hurdle standing in unbreached. spurred by the near-tragedy of Christian To be able to lead out a team at any ry. We’ve never been to a European the way of England glory. — AFP.

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