Next england game euro 2012

Fill 2 Copy 11 Created with Sketch. Sunday 11 July , UK. The game at Wembley will kick-off at 8pm. Also See: Euro group tables Euro fixtures and full schedule. Around Sky. England have departed Euro at the quarter-final stage, beaten by Italy on penalties.

Under new coach Roy Hodgson the side adopted a system with which they persevered throughout the tournament, with star striker Wayne Rooney only available to participate in two of their four games because of a suspension.

What was said: "We are all hurt and disappointed but everyone's given it their best shot. It's a better team than two years ago. I think we've performed to a better level than at previous tournaments. England take the lead after half an hour through a Joleon Lescott header from a Steven Gerrard free-kick, but are pegged back nine minutes later by a strike from the edge of the area from Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri.

What was said: "I don't know if you can win tournaments playing like that, but it's a good foundation for us. England take the lead again but suffer a scare as an Olof Mellberg brace put the Swedes in the ascendancy. England won the game , thanks to a Wayne Rooney header, a win that confirmed they finished the group top, but it was so nearly a draw. Marko Devic thought he'd scored in the second half when his shot looked for sure to have crossed the line, with John Terry making a failed attempt to clear it before the 'goal' went in.

Unfortunately for the tournament co-hosts, neither the referee nor the linesman spotted the ball going over the line and so the Three Lions held onto their win. Of course the game was several years before VAR or goal line technology and so no matter how much the Ukraine players wanted to protest, there was no way they were getting the goal.

There was such an uproar over the controversy that even then FIFA president Sepp Blatter used it to call for the introduction of goal line tech.