England has stunned Ukraine with a 4-0 victory to qualify for the first European Championship semi-final in 25 years. The English side will face Denmark in the semi-finals on Wednesday.
England made their intention absolutely clear as skipper Harry Kane netted home in the fourth minute of the match. Harry Maguire extended the lead to 2-0 in the very first minute of the second half. Kane scored his second goal four minutes later as Ukraine failed to withstand the spirited attack from English players.
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Jordan Henderson made the score 4-0 in the 63rd minute as he made headed home from a corner. This was Henderson’s first goal for England despite having played 61 international matches before. This incidentally became the longest ever wait by a player before scoring his first-ever goal for England. Sol Campbell held this record earlier as he scored his first goal for England in his 47th match.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted, “An outstanding performance by @England. tonight. We’re all behind you for the semi-finals, bring it home.”
An outstanding performance by @England tonight.
We're all behind you for the semi-finals, bring it home ????????????????????????????
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) July 3, 2021
England had defeated mighty Germany 2-0 in the quarter-final match.
In another quarter-final clash, Denmark beat the Czech Republic 2-1.