Wayne Rooney (Gordon Flood, Wikimedia Commons)
We now know the teams that will be advancing to the quarterfinals of Euro 2012.
After their wins today, England and France will be joining Greece, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Czech Republic and Portugal.
England won a 1-0 decision over the Ukraine in a controversial game. Various replays indicate that the Ukraine actually scored in the contest, but it was not seen that way by the referees. This was just the latest argument made in favour of instant replay in soccer.
Luckily, a Ukrainian goal did not impact the outcome of Group D whatsoever because France lost to Sweden 2-0 on goals by Zlatan Ibrahimovic of A.C. Milan and Sebastian Larsson of Sunderland.
England meanwhile got a huge second half header from star forward Wayne Rooney of Manchester United.
The quarterfinal matches now see Portugal playing the Czech Republic on Thursday, Germany playing Greece on Friday, Spain playing France on Saturday and England playing Italy on Sunday.
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