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KIEV, Ukraine -- Theo Walcott finally got his chance at the European Championship, and he only needed three minutes to make it count. Champ Bailey Jersey . Walcott scored shortly after coming on as a substitute and then set up Danny Welbeck for a sublime winner as England rallied for an entertaining 3-2 win over Sweden on Friday. The result eliminated Sweden from the European Championship and put England on course for the quarterfinals. The English only need a draw against co-host Ukraine in the final group game to advance. "Just to make my first appearance in such a high-profile arena it just means so much to me," Walcott said. "Its been a long time waiting and hopefully therell be more to come from me." Walcott was overlooked for his younger Arsenal teammate Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in Englands opening game of the tournament, only coming on in injury time, and again began on the bench on Friday in favour of James Milner and Ashley Young. But after England wasted a halftime lead to fall behind 2-1 against a Sweden team desperate for a victory, coach Roy Hodgson turned to Walcott in the 61st minute. Three minutes later, Walcott had put England level with a swerving shot from distance after a corner was headed out to the speedy winger outside the area. He followed that up by breaking into the area and sending a low cross to Welbeck, who flicked a backheel past a diving Andreas Isaksson in the 78th to give England its first win over Sweden in a competitive game in eight tries. "It was a very clever finish," Hodgson said. "It was goal worthy, in my opinion, of winning the game." England gets Wayne Rooney back in the next game after a suspension, but with Walcott and Andy Carroll both putting in strong performances, Hodgson will a tough decision as to who will be on the bench. "We all know the ability Theo has got and thats the same right across the squad, so whoever comes on the pitch is going to make a difference," Welbeck said. "Im very happy for Theo." After a 1-1 draw against France, Fridays victory may silence some of the critics who thought England had become too defensive-minded under Hodgson as it proved that it can score goals when it needs to. "We felt, from the first game, that we wanted to pick it up a bit more offensively," Walcott said. "And if you score three goals thats the main thing." Sweden, for its part, let a second-half lead slip away for the second game in a row after falling 2-1 to Ukraine in its opener. While the Swedes put in a much-improved performance on Friday, they once again failed to shut their opponents down defensively. "I thought we were a much better team then them," Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic said. "Weve taken the lead in two games now after 60 minutes and then lost it. ... But today we played exactly the way we want to play." In a game that featured plenty of chances for both sides, Carroll had given England the halftime lead with a powerful header in the 23rd minute that showed exactly why Hodgson elected to start the tall Liverpool forward up front. Carroll got between two defenders to meet Steven Gerrards cross into the area as Sweden was once again exposed in the air. But Sweden fought back through an unlikely source in Mellberg, whose shot past Joe Hart was pushed into the net by Glen Johnson. The veteran defender, who has said he will quit international football after this tournament, then rose highest to meet a long free kick from Sebastian Larsson to put the Swedes ahead in the 59th. "It was a cracking game of football," Hodgson said. "We were reasonably comfortable at halftime and had a good control of the game before they rocked us on our heels." But Walcott then started the English comeback when a corner was headed out to the Arsenal winger outside the area and his shot wrong-footed Isaksson, who was falling the wrong way and flailing with his arms as he watched the ball fly into the middle of the net. "They were much more effective than we were," Sweden coach Erik Hamren said. "Im really proud of the players. We showed the mentality and the attitude I wanted to see. ... But to win games you need also a little bit of luck." ------ Lineups: Sweden: Andreas Isaksson, Andreas Granqvist (Mikael Lustig, 66), Olof Mellberg, Jonas Olsson, Martin Olsson, Anders Svensson, Kim Kallstrom, Sebastian Larsson, Rasmus Elm (Christian Wilhelmsson, 81), Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Johan Elmander (Markus Rosenberg, 79). England: Joe Hart, Glen Johnson, Ashley Cole, Steven Gerrard, John Terry, Andy Carroll, Ashley Young, Joleon Lescott, James Milner (Theo Walcott, 61), Scott Parker, Danny Welbeck (Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 90). 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Willis McGahee Womens Jersey .5 forward somersault dive may have fallen a little short on Sunday, but the two-time Olympic silver medallist says he feels encouraged by his performance at the Montreal Canada Cup.Each week, The CFL on TSN panel will break down three hot button topics from around the Canadian Football League. This week they discussed the biggest storyline in the CFL so far this season, what has most plagued the Argos offence, and Jon Cornish calling out his offensive line. First Down: What has been the biggest storyline of the CFL so far this season? Chris Schultz: Im going with league parity. Toronto, Montreal, and Hamilton are all 3-3 in the East and in the West Division, all teams are within a game of each other. Matt Dunigan: Im going with number of drops weve seen in the league thus far: 115 drops through just seven weeks of the football season. 115 isnt good enough, Id like to see those receivers accountable and a receiving/reception stat is needed so we can evaluate these guys better. Milt Stegall: Im going with return game touchdowns. Weve had seven so far this year – we had eight all of last year – on pace for 22. The record is 24 set back in 1995 when they had 13 teams. Definitely return touchdowns. Second Down: What has plagued the Argos offence the most so far this year? Stegall: Im going with Ricky Rays inconsistent play. You look at when the Argos have won games, in their three wins Ray has seven touchdowns and four interceptions compared to their three losses where he has one touchdown and three interceptions. Thats not going to work. When hes playing at the top of his game they are one of the better teams in the CFL. Dunigan: IIm going with their inconsistent run game. Demaryius Thomas Elite Jersey. All quarterbacks, no matter how good or how experienced, they need a running game. It lets that offensive line get off and when Cory Boyd goes for 100 yards or more, this team is 10-3. Eight touches, 23 yards last week – not good enough. Get Boyd involved and itll make Rays life a lot easier. Schultz: Im going to go with the whole penalty issue. The Argos give up 82 yards per game on average to penalties. Its one step forward, two steps back. They are an improved football team but until they get those penalties under control they are not going to be able to compete with the best. Third Down: Should Jon Cornish have called out his offensive line after their Week 5 loss against BC? Schultz: This may surprise you but Im going to say it was the right thing to do at the right time because of the response given by that offensive line against Hamilton. They played better, so Ill say yes, it was the right thing to do. Well done Jon, you have a lot of guts. Dunigan: Im going to say hell no, it is just uncalled for. Its mind boggling that a back gets the ball and a chance to be the guy for the first year is calling out the offensive linemen in Week 5. Get over it. When you get the ball, make something happen. I cant stand that. Stegall: Im saying yes. I agree with Schultz, the former offensive lineman. It worked, so Im saying yes. If it hadnt have worked, I would have said no. So, good job. ' ' '
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