Italy defeated England 4-2 in shootout in the fourth and last quarter final match of the Euro 2012 football tournament at Kiev, Ukraine on Sunday night. Alessandro Diamanti scored the decisive penalty kick to send Italy through to the European Championship semifinals with a 4-2 win in the shootout following a 0-0 tie with England. Italy dominated the match, which ended 0-0 after 120 minutes of play. For England, it was yet another exit from a major tournament in the quarterfinals after a penalty shootout. England lost to Portugal in the same manner at Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup.Italy will next play Germany in the semifinals on Thursday in Warsaw, Poland, while Defending champion Spain play Portugal on Wednesday in Donetsk, Ukraine. In the other semi-final.