Thursday. 28.03.2024

England will return from Rome to a London semi-final date with Denmark on Wednesday after a convincing 4-0 win over Ukraine in the last eight of Euro 2020.

03 July 2021, Italy, Rome: Ukraine's Mykola Shaparenko (C) battles with England's Luke Shaw (L) and Declan Rice during the UEFA EURO 2020 Quarter-Final soccer match between Ukraine and England at the Stadio Olimpico. Photo: Nick Potts/PA Wire/dpa

Ukraine's Mykola Shaparenko (C) battles with England's Luke Shaw (L) and Declan Rice. Photo: Nick Potts/dpa

Captain Harry Kane needed just four minutes to break the deadlock from a fine Raheem Sterling pass and England were even quicker in their start to the second half.

Harry Maguire headed in a free-kick within a minute of the restart and Kane added an immediate third before Jordan Henderson nodded the fourth in the 63rd.

England will meet Denmark one game away from reaching a first final since they won the World Cup in 1966.

Denmark, European champions in 1992, beat the Czech Republic 2-1 earlier Saturday in Baku.

The first semifinal at Wembley, which also hosts the July 11 final, is Spain v Italy on Tuesday.

03 July 2021, Italy, Rome: England's John Stones (L) and Ukraine's Roman Yaremchuk battle for the ball during the UEFA EURO 2020 Quarter-Final soccer match between Ukraine and England at the Stadio Olimpico. Photo: Nick Potts/PA Wire/dpa

England's John Stones (L) and Ukraine's Roman Yaremchuk battle for the ball. Photo: Nick Potts/dpa.

England return home from Rome with semifinal spot booked