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EURO 2012 LIVE: Final Group D matches

WARSAW, POLAND (AP) - England beat Ukraine 1-0 on Tuesday, while Sweden _ already eliminated _ beat France 2-0. Co-host Ukraine is now out of the tournament.

Here is a running account of Tuesday’s action. All times are local to Poland.

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2244: Here are the four quarterfinal fixtures: Czech Republic v Portugal, Germany v Greece, Spain v France and England v Italy.

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2241: England goes through as the winner of the group and will face Italy in the quarterfinals, after holding off a spirited Ukraine side in a 1-0 win. France finishes in second place following a 2-0 defeat by Sweden, where one of the goals of the tournament was scored by Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The French will play defending champion Spain in the next round.

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2238: FULL-TIME: Sweden 2, France 0

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2237: FULL-TIME: England 1, Ukraine 0

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2235: Larsson smashes a volley home from close range after the ball comes back off the crossbar. It will be France’s first defeat in 24 matches.

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2234: GOAL! Sweden 2, France 0 (Larsson)

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