France had much more poise in attack and could have scored more than two goals it got from Jeremy Menez and Yohan Cabaye.

He was in space, six yards from goal. 1800: And we're off. With England looking in trouble, Theo Walcott was then brought on for James Milner and the winger had an instant impact as he fired in from the edge of the box after Sweden had failed to properly clear an England corner. England have taken a significant step towards the Euro 2012 quarter-finals with a dramatic 3-2 win over Group D rivals Sweden in Kiev. It is much better than it was, but still very, very wet out there.

2103: Both sides have enjoyed a few spells of possession in the opening stages but neither has created anything of note just yet. ITV 'spends millions on I'm A Celebrity's castle set', Gemma Collins tipped for shock return to I'm A Celebrity.

Sweden stepping it up a bit in the last few minutes here.

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Franck Ribery played in Jeremy Menez, who slotted home a neat finish, but the Ukraine defense had stepped up very quickly. Can you name Chelsea's 2012 CL-winning squad?

1748: Ukraine is unchanged so veteran striker Andriy Shevchenko starts on his own again up front after his double in the 2-1 win over Sweden in their first game.

2204: Ibrahimovic's free kick hits the wall but the ball ricochets through to Olof Mellberg. WARSAW, Poland (AP) — France beats co-host Ukraine 2-0 in Donetsk, Ukraine, in their second Group D match at the European Championship. Carroll had a lot of space ahead of him and Mellberg had to make the foul then, or his side would have been in trouble.

He decides to shoot instead of cross and pulls his shot wide. Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin is standing in the tunnel, looking concerned and with a towel wrapped around his shoulders.

That's Ukraine's best chance so far. 2025: England has named its lineup for the match against Sweden.

There continues to be opportunities at both ends. Ukraine: Maxym Koval, Oleksandr Goryainov, Olexandr Kucher, Denys Garmash, Olexandr Aliyev, Vyacheslav Shevchuk, Ruslan Rotan, Artem Milevsky, Yevhen Seleznyov, Yaroslav Rakitskiy, Bohdan Butko, Marko Devic. There will be a pitch inspection before the players are allowed back on, but there is no sign of the rain abating. Ukraine's players look stunned. Referee Kuipers has also come out and is seeing how the ball rolls in the worst-affected area of the pitch. 2017: The French are threatening to run away with this game. There was a huge roar from the crowd as the French kicked off.

The top two teams, England and France, progressed to the quarter-finals to play Italy and Spain respectively, while Ukraine and Sweden were eliminated from the tournament. 1935: And now a chance for Shevchenko. 1923: The pitch is holding up well after such an unbelievable downpour only an hour ago. 2111: Zlatan Ibrahimovic lets fly with a low shot outside the penalty area but Joe Hart gets down well to save. There are, of course, some crazy fans in the stands — both French and Ukrainian — who are taking their clothes off and dancing in the rain. He appears unhurt though.

Ashley Young is too, for England. 2022: Cabaye hits the post!

France's Franck Ribery and Ukraine's Anatoliy Tymoshcuk — teammates at Bayern Munich — are chatting in the tunnel. 1805: MATCH SUSPENDED BECAUSE OF A THUNDERSTORM! England's Andy Carroll holds back Sweden's Sebastian Larsson during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group D match between Sweden and England in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, June 15, 2012. That was the last chance of a bright and breezy half.

Benzema does not look too happy about that decision.

That's good defending. Only around four minutes had been played. The turnaround was complete with 12 minutes to play as Welbeck got in front of an opposition defender to flick in a delightful finish from Walcott's cross.

Good thing Carroll is better with his head. 2032: Ribery sends a free kick from 25 yards inches over the crossbar as France threatens more goals. Para permitir a Verizon Media y a nuestros socios procesar tus datos personales, selecciona 'Acepto' o selecciona 'Gestionar ajustes' para obtener más información y para gestionar tus opciones, entre ellas, oponerte a que los socios procesen tus datos personales para sus propios intereses legítimos.

Roy Hodgson's men came close to taking the lead after only six minutes in Kiev when Scott Parker's long-range effort was acrobatically palmed away by Andreas Isaksson. Benzema, searching for his first goal of the tournament, gets a shot away from outside the penalty area for France, but it is straight at Myatov.

He reads that Gerrard is going to deliver and escapes his man and heads into the far corner with a great header.

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2222: England are level. The ball goes behind the Real Madrid striker but finds Menez, whose first-time shot is blocked by the legs of Myatov.

Ibrahimovic is Sweden's main threat but looks very isolated when he has possession.

Carroll and Young then both had wayward efforts on goal as Hodgson's side started to take control. (at)RobHarris Hodgson on Carroll starting: "Against a team with the height and power of Sweden we needed as much aerial height as possible" (via Twitter). 2105: England go close and Scott Parker releases a stinging shot at goal which is pushed away by a sprawling Isaksson in goal for Sweden. 1808: There is thunder and lightning in Donetsk and the players have been taken off by the referee for their own safety.

Watch Euros Rewind: Sweden v England from Euro 2012 … However, Sweden nearly snatched an equaliser soon after as Zlatan Ibrahimovic's deflected shot was saved by Hart. 2039: France is seeing out this game pretty comfortably. RuPaul's Drag Race season 13 'back in production'. 2150: England in the lead at half time, deservedly so. 1854: France coach Laurent Blanc has been walking out on the pitch with tournament director Martin Kallen, surveying the state of the pitch. Jonas Olsson clears a corner, the ball lands at the feet of Theo Walcott who lets fly with a speculative effort from outside the area and it loops into the net.

Benzema will have to wait a little longer for his first goal at Euro 2012 as he is being taken off for Olivier Giroud. England earn their first win of Euro 2012 while also knocking out Sweden with a 3-2 victory in Kiev.

Andy Carroll scored a towering header, meeting Steven Gerrard's superb cross. 2055: France wins a game that will be remembered as much for the thunderstorm that suspended play for almost an hour as the action on the pitch. 2124: Steven Gerrard delivers a fantastic cross - similar to the one he delivered to Lescott in the first match - into the path of Andy Carroll.

(via Twitter). New series of Doctor Who delayed until 2022? European Championships Group D. 8:00pm, Friday 15th June 2012. Good play from Ibrahimovic to get to that position but should have played the ball to a team mate out on the wing.

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