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England stumble against the Ukraine

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England saw their run off wins come to a shuddering halt in their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign when held to a draw by Ukraine  in Wroclaw.

The hosts were backed by 40,000 fans in the Tarczynski Arena despite Ukraine being unable to play in their own country because of the war with Russia.

Arsenal’s Oleksandr Zinchenko put Ukraine ahead after 26 minutes, turning in a cross from Yukhym Konoplya.

The BBC reports England had plenty of possession but it needed a moment of brilliance from captain Harry Kane to set up the equaliser four minutes before half-time.

He dropped back almost to the halfway line before sending a magnificent raking pass to play in Kyle Walker for his first international goal on his 77th appearance.

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Hugh Southon is a lifelong Iron and the founding editor of ClaretandHugh. He is a national newspaper journalist of many years experience and was Bobby Moore's 'ghost' writer during the great man's lifetime. He describes ClaretandHugh as "the Hammers daily newspaper!"

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