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Ukraine completed an unexpected quarter-final lineup at Euro 2020 with a dramatic extra-time winner against ten-men Sweden in Glasgow. The Scandinavian nation almost held out for a penalty shootout after being reduced to ten men at the start of extra time, but Artem Dobvyk had other ideas.
Earlier in the day, old foes England and Germany collided in a blockbuster pre-quarter-final clash at the Wembley Stadium. The Three Lions emerged victorious after scoring two unanswered second-half goals through Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane. The result meant all three Group of Death teams - France, Portugal and Germany - exited Euro 2020 in the Round of 16.
Holders Portugal were dumped out of the tournament by Belgium, while Switzerland prevailed over France in a penalty shootout. The Swiss scored twice to overturn a two-goal deficit in the last 15 minutes of regular time to force extra time. A few hours earlier, Croatia scripted a similar comeback against Spain only for La Furia Roja to score twice without reply in extra time to reach the quarter-finals.
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Italy conceded their first goal at Euro 2020 but recovered to beat Austria. But another European powerhouse, the Netherlands, were not so lucky against the Czech Republic, as they fell to a 2-0 defeat. Meanwhile, Denmark continued their fairy-tale run at Euro 2020, thrashing Euro 2016 semi-finalists Wales 4-0.
On that note, let's have a look at ten interesting stats from the UEFA Euro 2020 Round of 16.
#10 Ukraine beat Sweden at Euro 2020 to reach their first quarter-final at the European Championships
The last Round of 16 match at Euro 2020 lived up to its billing and the hype set up by the previous ties. Ukraine beat their more illustrious opponents, Sweden, to reach the quarter-finals for the first time at the European Championships.
After Oleksandr Zinchenko gave Ukraine the lead in Glasgow, Emil Forsberg restored parity for Sweden on the cusp of half-time. Both teams hit the woodwork in the second half as the game went into extra time.
That marked a record fourth game in the same knockout round at the European Championships going into extra time. Ukraine scored a 121st-minute winner to stun Sweden, as Artem Dovbyk came off the bench to emerge as the match-winner.
Interestingly, Ukraine had only finished third in their group and qualified for the Euro 2020 knockouts as one of the four best third-placed teams.
#9 Marcus Danielson becomes the fourth player to receive a red card in extra-time at the European Championships
Despite Sweden hitting the woodwork twice and Ukraine once, the last Round-of-16 game at Euro 2020 went to extra time.
After Sweden made three attacking changes to force the issue before going into penalties, a moment of madness from Marcus Danielson cost the Scandinavian nation dearly.
The Swedish center-back won the ball but also made an atrocious follow-through on Artem Beseydin. After a VAR check, the referee had no option but to hand the defender a straight red card. That made Danielson only the fourth player in European Championships history to be sent off in extra time.
Despite the numerical disadvantage, Sweden almost forced penalties before Dovbyk scored in added time to break Swedish hearts.
#8 England keep clean sheets in their opening four matches at a major tournament for the first time since the 1966 FIFA World Cup
Touted as one of the pre-tournament favorites, England looked stout in defense but shy at the other end as they topped the group stage of Euro 2020 without conceding a goal.
In their first stern examination of their title credentials, the Three Lions beat their old foes Germany 2-0 at the Wembley Stadium to reach the quarter-finals. The result meant England kept clean sheets in their first four games at a major tournament for the first time since their 1966 FIFA World Cup-winning campaign.
Interestingly, England are yet to win a major title since then. So the Three Lions will be quietly confident about their chances at Euro 2020 after beating Joachim Low's men.
#7 France have been eliminated in their last three games at major tournaments in which they played extra time
France failed in their bid to win successive World Cup and European Championship titles when they fell to Switzerland in a penalty shootout.
After the Swiss opened the scoring and missed a penalty that would have given them a 2-0 lead, a quickfire Karim Benzema brace put France in the ascendancy. When Paul Pogba scored a long-range stunner to double Les Bleus' lead on the night with 15 minutes left, France were within touching distance of the Euro 2020 quarter-finals.
But that was not going to be the last piece of action on a dramatic night as Switzerland scored twice to force extra time. In the ensuing penalty shootout, the Swiss went perfect from the spot, scoring all five penalties, while Kylian Mbappe saw his spot-kick saved by Yann Sommer, which confirmed France's elimination.
That marked the third time since the 2006 FIFA World Cup final against Italy that Les Bleus came up short in extra time at a major tournament. France also lost the 2016 European Championship final on home soil against Portugal in extra time.
#6 Switzerland beat France at Euro 2020, reach the quarter-final of a major tournament for the first time in 67 years
In one of the most entertaining games of Euro 2020, Switzerland beat reigning world champions France in a penalty shootout after a six-goal thriller in Bucharest. Trailing 1-3 with 15 minutes to go, Haris Seferovic scored his second goal of the night before Mario Gavranovic struck from outside the box to force extra time.
In the ensuing penalty shootout, Switzerland scored each of their five penalties, but Kylian Mbappe saw his spot-kick saved by Yann Sommer to confirm Les Bleus' elimination.
The result marked Switzerland's first quarter-final at a major tournament in 67 years. They made the last-eight on home soil at the 1954 World Cup but lost to Austria in a dramatic 12-goal thriller.
Switzerland will meet Spain for a place in the Euro 2020 semi-final.
#5 Croatia-Spain produce the second-highest-scoring match in European Championships history
Spain and Croatia produced an all-time European Championship classic when they met in Copenhagen for a place in the Euro 2020 quarter-finals.
After Croatia took the lead against the run of play, courtesy of a bizarre own goal, Spain responded with three goals to lead 3-1 in the 85th minute. But Mislav Orsic halved the deficit before Mario Pasalic scored in the 92nd minute to force extra time.
A shell-shocked Spain responded decisively in extra time, though, with Alvaro Morata and Mikel Oyarzabal scoring without reply to eliminate the 2018 FIFA World Cup finalists. La Furia Roja could have added further gloss to the scoreline but hit the woodwork in the dying moments of the game.
With eight goals, Croatia-Spain marked the second-highest goalscoring match in European Championship history. In the competition's inaugural edition, Yugoslavia beat France 5-4, which remains the highest-scoring match in the competition.
Spain will now take on Switzerland in St. Petersburg for a place in the Euro 2020 semi-final.
#4 Pedri scores the longest-ever own goal in European Championship history
Staying with the Spain-Croatia game, it was La Furia Roja who dominated the game's opening exchanges when Pedri, under pressure from Croatia players, played out a seemingly innocuous back pass to his goalkeeper.
However, Unai Simon barely made contact with the ball and watched helplessly as the ball trickled into his own net. By all accounts, that was Simon's own goal, as the pass should have been comfortably sent upfield by the goalkeeper.
That marked the longest own goal scored at the European Championship and the first from outside the box.
Despite the setback, Spain regrouped and eventually hung on for a dramatic win to reach the Euro 2020 semi-final.
#3 Euro 2020 has produced as many own goals as all the other editions of the competition combined
Staying with the Spain-Croatia eight-goal Euro 2020 thriller, Pedri putting one into his own net marked the ninth own goal of the tournament, which is as many as all the previous editions of the competition combined.
Earlier in the tournament, Merih Demiral, Mats Hummels, Ruben Dias, Raphael Guerreiro, Wojciech Szczęsny, Lukas Hradecky, Martin Dubravka and Juraj Kucka scored own goals.
#2 Spain become the first team to score five goals in consecutive European Championship games
We remain with the Spain-Croatia game yet again, as it was a record-breaking match on many counts.
Spain beat Croatia 5-3 after extra time to book their place in the semi-finals. That made La Furia Roja the first team in European Championship history to score five goals in successive games.
Earlier, in their last group-stage game against in Seville, Spain scored five unanswered goals against Slovakia. That marked the second game at Euro 2020 to produce multiple own goals, with the Portugal-Germany game being the first.
Interestingly, there were no such instances in the competition's history of more than one own goal scored in a European Championship game.
#1 Italy go 31 games unbeaten in all competitions for the first time in their history
Finally, we move to a game that doesn't feature Spain and Croatia.
After failing to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, Italy have been on a roll under Roberto Mancini. The Azzurri produced a perfect qualifying campaign to qualify for Euro 2020, where they won each of their three group games.
They beat Austria after extra time in the Round of 16 to extend their unbeaten streak in all competitions to 31 games.
That marks Italy's longest winning streak in all competitions in their history, beating their previous record of 30 which they recorded between 1935 and 1939.
The Azzurri will now take on Belgium in a blockbuster Euro 2020 quarter-final clash later this week.
