MATCH 19 REPORT : ENGLAND IGNITED BY ROONEY

Rooney double
England's win secured second spot in Group B and a quarter-final meeting with hosts Portugal on Thursday at the same stadium. England had trailed to Niko Kovac's fifth-minute opener before two goals in the final five minutes of the first half set up victory. Rooney assisted Paul Scholes for the opener and the midfield player returned the favour on the stroke of half-time. The tournament top scorer sealed England's progress with his fourth goal of the competition after 68 minutes before Igor Tudor and Frank Lampard traded goals within minutes.

Scoring run
Rooney had earlier gone off to a rapturous reception and Europe's newest young star, with six goals in his last four matches, was again the hero as England advanced beyond the first round of the UEFA European Championship for the first time on foreign soil.

Unchanged lineup
As expected England coach Sven-Göran Eriksson named an unchanged team from the victory against Switzerland. Opposite number Otto Baric made one change with the return to the centre of defence of fit-again captain Boris Živkovic as Nenad Bjelica made way.

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