A record-breaking run of clean sheets
7 - England have kept seven consecutive clean sheets for the first time in their history, with the Three Lions run without conceding currently standing at 662 minutes. Resolute
7 - England have kept seven consecutive clean sheets for the first time in their history, with the Three Lions run without conceding currently standing at 662 minutes. Resolute
7 - England have kept seven consecutive clean sheets for the first time in their history, with the Three Lions run without conceding currently standing at 662 minutes.
England have now reached the semi-finals in back-to-back major tournaments under Gareth Southgate:
2018 World Cup
2020 Euros
Plays Southgate you’re the one on repeat
England captain Harry Kane is named Star of the Match. “He was replaced when the result was clear, having scored two goals. He was consistent in his efforts, also producing an amazing shot well saved by the goalkeeper,” UEFA Technical Observer Jean-François Domergue said. “As he gains confidence, so too does the entire England squad.”
This is just the fifth occasion an England player has scored twice in a game at the Euros;
◉ Alan Shearer vs. Netherlands
◉ Teddy Sheringham vs Netherlands
◉ Wayne Rooney vs. Switzerland
◉ Wayne Rooney vs. Croatia
◉ Harry Kane vs. Ukraine
Finally someone has done it in the knockout rounds.
England have kept seven consecutive clean sheets for the first time in their history, with the Three Lions run without conceding currently standing at 662 minutes.
EURO 2020 semi-finals are set: Italy vs Spain, England vs Denmark
Patrik Schick has drawn level with Cristiano Ronaldo to become the joint-top scorer at Euro 2020 after netting his fifth of the tournament in Czech
Republic’s 2-1 defeat to Denmark in the quarter-finals.
Teams to have kept five clean sheets at a European Championship tournament:
England - Euro 2020
Spain - Euro 2012
England have at least one more game to set the record
vs Austria
vs Romania
vs Croatia
vs Scotland
vs Czech Republic
vs Germany
vs Ukraine
Jordan Pickford says “none shall pass”
Mason Mount
Reece James
Ben Chilwell
Andreas Christensen
Jorginho
Emerson
César Azpilicueta
After Denmark’s and England’s wins today, a Chelsea player is guaranteed to do the Champions League and European Championship double.
Jadon Sancho completed more take-ons (4) than any other England player against Ukraine
Silky footwork.
England’s 4-0 win over Ukraine was the first time they had won a European Championship quarter-final in 90 minutes.
The previous three had all gone to penalties.
Wales 0-4 Denmark
Netherlands 0-2 Czech Rep.
Croatia 3-5 Spain (AET)
France 3-3 Switzerland (5-4 pen)
England 2-0 Germany
Switzerland 1-1 Spain (3-1 pen)
Belgium 1-2 Italy
Czech Rep. 1-2 Denmark
Ukraine 0-4 England
White kits are 9-0 in the knockout stage of EURO 2020
At least one Chelsea player will have won both the Champions League and Euros this season:
Azpilicueta
Christensen
Jorginho & Emerson
Mount, Chilwell & James
Denmark await in the semi-final at Wembley on Wednesday and with 60,000 due to attend – the biggest since the start of the pandemic – England will have a partisan crowd on their side.
And then there were four. The final week of Euro 2020 - this most unusual of major tournaments - comes to a head in London this week, with both semi-finals and Sunday’s final at Wembley.