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England Reach Quarter-Finals Of European Under-21 Championship After Morgan Gibbs-White Shines In Front Of Gareth Southgate

Gareth Southgate was in the crowd as England beat Israel 2-0 to reach the quarter-finals at the European Under-21 Championship. Morgan Gibbs-White was the MVP.

Robert Summerscales

England Reach Quarter-Finals Of European Under-21 Championship After Morgan Gibbs-White Shines In Front Of Gareth Southgate
England Reach Quarter-Finals Of European Under-21 Championship After Morgan Gibbs-White Shines In Front Of Gareth Southgate /
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England qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with a game to spare on Sunday night.

A 2-0 win over Israel took Lee Carsley's Young Lions to six points after two games, meaning they will finish top of Group C even if they lose to the Czech Republic in their final match during the round-robin phase.

Nottingham Forest playmaker Morgan Gibbs-White was England's star man as he assisted both goals in front of over 5,000 fans in Kutaisi, Georgia.

Newcastle's Anthony Gordon headed England in front on 16 minutes after a Gibbs-White cross.

Arsenal midfielder Emile Smith Rowe then made sure of the victory by scoring his second goal of the tournament midway through the second half.

England first-team manager Gareth Southgate was among the crowd.

Next up is a clash with Germany in Batumi on Wednesday. England will then begin the knockout rounds next Sunday.

Their quarter-final opponent will be the side that finishes second in Group A. That could be Portugal, Belgium, Georgia or the Netherlands.

England have not been U21 European champions since 1984.

England manager Gareth Southgate pictured during his team's 6-2 win over Iran at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
Gareth Southgate was among the crowd as England beat Israel 2-0 in the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship on Sunday :: IMAGO/Uk Sports Pics Ltd/Peter Dovgan
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ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.

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