England v Ukraine: where the Euro 2020 quarter-final will

England v Ukraine: where the Euro 2020 quarter-final will be won


England are through to the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 after beating Germany 2-0 at Wembley. They now face Andriy Shevchenko’s Ukraine, who battled their way past Sweden in Glasgow, Artem Dovbyk scoring the winner in the 120th minute. This is how the teams compare.
Goalkeepers

Jordan Pickford has yet to concede at the Euros and has emitted far more confidence and calm in an England shirt than he has for Everton in the past few seasons. The 27-year-old has not been overly tested in this tournament, thanks to England’s strong defensive showing, but has been equal to anything that has been thrown his way, including good saves to deny Timo Werner and Kai Havertz in the last 16 against Germany. Ukraine’s Georgiy Bushchan has had more to do than Pickford – and also conceded six times – but is growing into his role as Ukraine’s No 1 and was one of his side’s best players against Sweden. Tall, confident and with a decent passing range, he has now permanently dislodged the veteran Andriy Pyatov from the starting XI and appears more secure with every game he plays for the national team.
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