Portugal and Sweden both claim semi-final places after draw

Updated 24/06/2015 at 22:03 GMT

Portugal and Sweden made it to the semi-finals of the European Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic on Wednesday after taking the top two spots in Group B while England bowed out.

Goncalo Paciencia celebrates after scoring the first goal for Portugal

Image credit: Reuters

A 1-1 draw was all that Portugal and Sweden needed to reach the semi-finals while Italy were left empty-handed despite an impressive 3-1 win over bottom-placed England.

Portugal won the group with five points from three games while Sweden and Italy both had four points with Sweden making it to the next stage owing to a 2-1 win over Italy in the group's opener.

Portugal and Sweden took their time to score knowing early on that a draw would send them both to the semi-finals.

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FC Porto striker Goncalo Paciencia put Portugal ahead eight minutes from time, but Groningen midfielder Simon Tibbling equalised a minute from the end.

As a result Portugal will take on Germany while Sweden face Denmark in the June 27 semi-final, with the final scheduled for June 30.

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