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    No storms for Ukraine-England

    No summer storms are foreseen for Ukraine's Euro 2012 match against England on Tuesday and temperatures will not be too high during the game, a Ukrainian weather expert has said.

    Ukraine, co-hosts of Euro 2012 with Poland, face England in the eastern city of Donetsk at 19:45 UK time in a match they have to win to qualify for the quarter-finals.

    The last match played in Donetsk between Ukraine and France on Friday was halted for 55 minutes due to a thunderstorm and a huge downpour which drowned the pitch at the Donbass Arena (pictured).

    France won 2-0 after the Group D match resumed.

    "The situation in Donetsk is good, unlike the last match. Temperatures will not be too high - about 25-27 C (77-80 Fahrenheit) and then falling," said Mykola Kulbida, head of the Ukrainian meteorological centre.

    For Sweden's simultaneous game with France in the capital Kiev, Kulbida foresaw a little rain and thunder but said this would be over before the match starts.

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