As the dust barely begins to settle from the historical victories of both England and Ukraine, they are now aiming to go one step closer to the ultimate goal. Two sides that are very much polar opposites. England are one of the favourites to win and are yet to lose a single game, whilst Ukraine are the underdogs who managed to scrape through the group stages by winning one match. Now the two will go head-to-head at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

England

After their intense round of 16 match against Germany, England will be full of self-belief heading into the game. Southgate took another round of condemnation for his line-up, but his side managed the game well throughout; he made the game-changing substitution and his entrusted forwards: Sterling and Kane, were both clinical when the chances fell to them. 

The line-up will be interesting to see how England approach the game against Ukraine. They played in a 4-3-3 formation during the group stages before changing to a familiar 3-4-3 against Die Mannschaft. When Ukraine played the Netherlands, they faced a similar formation and struggled to cope with the attacking wing-backs, which may stick out to Southgate when choosing his formation. Otherwise, he could revert to the 4-3-3 and reintroduce Mason Mount for added creativity and attacking energy in the midfield.