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Ukraine v England pictures: Fans jubilant as Three Lions soar in Rome

It's coming home. For the first time in 25 years, England are heading to the semi-finals of the European Championships at Wembley - after a blistering 4-0 win over Ukraine in Rome.

England supporters may not have been able to travel to Italy because of Covid rules - but that did nothing to stop Three Lions fans from celebrating the victory in fantastic style across the nation.

News imageReuters The final whistle is heard in London's Trafalgar Square - confirming England's passage to the Euro 2020 semi-finalsReuters
The final whistle is heard in London's Trafalgar Square
News imageReuters Fans celebrate at London's Vinegar Yard venueReuters
The moment confirms England's passage to the Euro 2020 semi-finals at Wembley next week
News imageGetty Images England fans climb on the the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, in Piccadilly CircusGetty Images
Thousands of England supporters took to the streets in London to celebrate the football team's win, with dozens climbing the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, in Piccadilly Circus
News imageGetty Images Fans rejoicing after England's 4-0 win against UkraineGetty Images
Central London sees fans continuing to celebrate into the night, with singing, cheering, chanting and clapping taking place on the capital's streets
News imageReuters The capital's Leicester Square became a magnet for ecstatic fans after the matchReuters
The capital's Leicester Square also became a magnet for ecstatic fans after the match
News imagePA Media England fans celebrate the Three Lions' fourth goal in ManchesterPA Media
Drinks fly in Manchester as Jordan Henderson nets England's fourth goal
News imageReuters A fan celebrates at the Vinegar Yard in south east LondonReuters
South London's Vinegar Yard explodes as Harry Kane scores his second goal of the game - England's third
News imagePA Media Fans in Manchester cheer Harry Maguire's goal for EnglandPA Media
Fans in Manchester react with jubilation as Harry Maguire scores England's second goal against Ukraine
News imagePA Media Fans in Trafalgar Square, London, celebrate Harry Kane"s first goal as they watch the Euro2020 quarter final match between England and the Ukraine.PA Media
At the official fan zone in London's Trafalgar Square, fans celebrate striker Harry Kane's early goal
News imageReuters Fans gather in London ahead of Ukraine v England - London, Britain - July 3, 2021 England fans in Trafalgar Square celebrate scoring their first goalReuters
The fan zone is free but the sought-after tickets are allocated through a ballot
News imageReuters Fans gather in London ahead of Ukraine v England - London, Britain - July 3, 2021 England fans react in Trafalgar SquareReuters
Emotions ran high during the first half of the match
News imageReuters Fans gather in Rome ahead of Ukraine v England - Rome, Italy - July 3, 2021 England fans gather in Rome before the matchReuters
Earlier in the day, fans gathered in Rome, where the temperature today was 31C (87.8F) - 10 degrees hotter than London's Wembley
News imagePA Media England fans in Rome ahead of watching the England v Ukraine, UEFA Euro 2020 Quarter Final match, which will take place at the Stadio Olimpico, RomePA Media
At Rome's Stadio Olimpico, England fans were likely to be outnumbered by Ukraine supporters who face fewer travel rules
News imageReuters Fans gather in Rome ahead of Ukraine v England - Rome, Italy - July 3, 2021 England fans pose in Rome before the matchReuters
There were big grins for the camera at one bar in Italy's capital ahead of the 20:00 BST kick-off
News imageReuters An England supporter poses for a phot in RomeReuters
A fan in Rome sported plenty of England memorabilia
News imageReuters England fans in Rome before the matchReuters
UK nationals living in Europe could travel without quarantining as long as they have proof of full vaccination or a negative Covid test
News imagePA Media Fans in Rome ahead of England v Ukraine during the UEFA Euro 2020 Quarter Final match taking place at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome. Picture date: Saturday July 3, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story SPORT England. Photo credit should read: Marco Iacobucci/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictionsPA Media
Supporters from both teams posed for a friendly photo outside the stadium, which has an agreed capacity of 16,000
News imageEPA English fans in Piazza del Popolo, before the European soccer match between Ukraine and England, Rome, Italy, 3EPA
In Piazza del Popolo fans cheered for England ahead of the match, which is the Three Lions' first Euro 2020 game not at Wembley
News imageReuters Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Fans gather in Rome ahead of Ukraine v England - Rome, Italy - July 3, 2021 England fan poses with a flag in Rome before the matchReuters
Italy is currently at its lowest level of coronavirus rules with pubs and bars allowed to open
News imageReuters Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Fans gather in Rome ahead of Ukraine v England - Rome, ItalyReuters
Rules still do apply in Italy though - including limits on capacity and no more than six people from different households allowed to sit together indoors
News imagePA Media Fans in Rome ahead of England v Ukraine during the UEFA Euro 2020 Quarter Final match taking place at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome.PA Media
But there is no limit on the number of people who can meet together outside in pubs in Italy
News imageEPA Ukraine fans at the Colosseum before the European soccer match between Ukraine and England, RomeEPA
Elsewhere in the city, and next to the iconic Colosseum, Ukraine fans posed for a photo
News imagePA Media England fans in Manchester fly the national flag ahead of the matchPA Media
England fans in Manchester flew the flag ahead of the match
News imagePA Media Fans in Bristol watching the Euro2020 quarter final match between England and Ukraine. Picture date: Saturday July 3, 2021.PA Media
Fans in Bristol met outside to watch the game
News imagePA Media A fan in face paint in Market Square in Nottingham before the Euro2020 quarter final match between England and Ukraine.PA Media
And in Nottingham, a fan cut a striking figure with his face painted with the St George's flag

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