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Sweden and Ukraine join Ireland and co at Euro 2016, while England and France play out emotional night

Sweden and Ukraine have become the final two teams to qualify for next year's European Championsh...
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22.05 17 Nov 2015


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Sweden and Ukraine join Ireland and co at Euro 2016, while England and France play out emotional night

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22.05 17 Nov 2015


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Sweden and Ukraine have become the final two teams to qualify for next year's European Championships.

The Swedes, who led Scandinavian rivals Denmark 2-1 ahead of tonight's second leg in Copenhagen picked up a 2-2 draw to advance 4-3 on aggregate.

The country's record goalscorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice tonight to put Sweden 2-0 up tonight. Denmark pulled it back to 2-2 through Yussuf Poulsen and Jannik Vestergaard in the final minutes but it was too little too late for the Danes.

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Meanwhile, Ukraine drew 1-1 with Slovenia tonight, having come into tonight's game holding a 2-0 lead.

Both they and Sweden now go into the 24-team group draw for next year's tournament alongside Ireland.

 

At Wembley, England beat France 2-0 thanks to excellent finishes from Dele Alli and Wayne Rooney.

However, in the wake of the Paris attacks, it was the singing of the French national anthem by the entire stadium which was of paramount importance on an emotional night.


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