Quarter-final: England 1-0 Portugal (Gordon 34)Lee Carsley’s side face Israel on Wednesday for place in final
England Under-21s once again showed how they are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore, even if their exploits in Georgia continue to linger outside the public’s gaze.
Lee Carsley’s side had swept through the group stage of this year’s European Under-21 Championship with minimal fuss and, while they had to work much harder in this quarter-final victory against Portugal, their dreams of what some feel is a long overdue triumph at this level remain very much alive.
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