Ukraine

England are currently a team full of youngsters, who will have a lot to do before they come close to the likes of World Cup holders Spain, tournament favourites Germany or the established stars of Holland, France and Italy.

Spain came under fire in their last Euro group stage match against Italy, with the side not choosing an out-and-out striker for the match up which eventually ended 1-1.

It's been a very different England line-up to the one of previous tournaments, but Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson are both standing strong amongst the pressure as they work to beat the low expectation set upon them by fans and pundits alike.

Jordan Henderson is ready to deputise for Liverpool team-mate Steven Gerrard at Euro 2012 after he admitted the criticism of his debut season at Anfield had made him "more of a man".

Israeli president praised for building strong alliance between US and Israel as he receives US's highest civilian award.

The rain has been pouring all week in Krakow, and it couldn't be a better time to head for the beach coast of Gdansk as the Republic of Ireland prepare to prove the critics wrong and show up tournament favourites Spain (I still have hope!).

Check out a full tactical preview and analysis ahead of Thursday evening's game between defending champions Spain and the Republic of Ireland, as well as information on where to watch live and what time it kicks off

Former England captain Alan Shearer has implored Roy Hodgson to start Andy Carroll against Sweden on Friday, after their Group D opponents struggled to contain Ukraine's Andriy Shevchenko in their opening game.

If convicted on all counts, Maksym Shynkarenko could face up to life in prison.

Former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish believes Patrice Evra's criticism of England's dour performance on Monday night was unjustified and insists manager Roy Hodgson would have been delighted with the draw in Donetsk.

Harry Redknapp describes his exit rumours as "scandalous"

French football legend and ex-Man United forward pledges support to prisoner who has been on hunger strike for 85 days.

Portugal know that there is no margin for further errors in the 'group of death' and a loss to Denmark would eliminate them from the tournament with a game to spare.

France midfielder Samir Nasri believes the return of Wayne Rooney will spark England's European Championship campaign into life.

Former Chelsea star Paul Elliot has argued that a lot of positives can come out of the current racism problems at Euro 2012, despite the issue continuing to come up after the tournament began.

Jamie Carragher has revealed that Steven Gerrard had a big influence over Wayne Rooney when he started out in the England squad, with the Liverpool captain having shown leadership qualities from a young age.

The first round of Euro 2012 matches have come to an end, with some unexpected results setting up an exciting second lot of games over the next few days.

Few managers at this summer's Euro 2012 tournament had as little time to prepare as Roy Hodgson did with England but it is already clear, after two friendly games and an opening draw against France, that his side are going to be difficult to break down and even harder to beat.

All the action and reaction from England's match up with France last night, with the Three Lions holding on for a draw after going ahead thanks to a Joleon Lescott header.

BBC pundits Lee Dixon and Alan Shearer believe England will be satisfied with a draw against France but cautioned that Roy Hodgson's side were likely to be undone against more illustrious opponents.

Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp has lauded the performance of England midfielders Scott Parker and Steven Gerrard as Roy Hodgson's side opened their Euro 2012 campaign with a draw against France.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave Sweden the lead but a quick fire double from Andriy Shevchenko gave Ukraine the win in their first ever Euro match.

England produced a resolute performance as they kick-started their European Championship campaign with a draw against France in Donetsk.

After a big night celebrating and lamenting the Group of Death results, Holland made the solemn trip back to Krakow for training on Sunday, and it was obvious in their body language just how badly they wanted to make up for what had happened on Saturday night.

Joe Hart has had a season for Manchester City that left many crediting him with being the key reason for their last-gasp title win over Manchester United. And now he needs to repeat the same feat for England.

Explosion on tram in Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk injures nine people.

John Terry will have millions of eager eyes firmly on him as the Chelsea captain takes to the pitch tonight for England in their first group stage match against France.

Euro 2012 England v France: Live Stream, Where to Watch Online, Team News, Facts, Preview and Line-ups

Check out a full tactical preview and analysis ahead of Monday evening's game between Euro 2012 co-hosts Ukraine and Sweden, as well as information on where to watch live and what time it kicks off

As England jetted off to Donestk today to prepare for the first of their three group stage matches, it would have been with a heavy heart as the team said goodbye to their base at quaint Krakow for now at least.