A goal at the start of the second half from the recalled Wayne Rooney lifted England into the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 on Tuesday with a 1-0 win over co-hosts Ukraine.

Roy Hodgson's England, who now face Italy in Sunday's quarter-final, needed just a point to reach the quarter-finals but Rooney's close range header from a Steven Gerrard cross made absolutely sure after he had earlier missed another headed chance.

Hodgson restored Rooney to his starting line-up as the Manchester United man returned from a two-match suspension in place of Andy Carroll, but the striker and his colleagues initially found it hard to break down a resolute Ukraine side shorn of the injured Andriy Shevchenko.

Artem Milevskiy missed a simple header for Ukraine before John Terry cleared off the line from Marko Devic - although the ball appeared to have gone in, sparking controversy.

A draw could have taken Ukraine through as France lost 2-0 to Sweden, but instead the French advance.

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