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England prepared for whoever suggests Hart

England goalkeeper Joe Hart feels the team is ready to take on anyone in the world now they have reached the Euro2012 quarter-finals.

The Manchester City gloveman has been a rock in a solid defensive Three Lions unit which finished on top of Group D after a draw with France and wins over Sweden and Ukraine and now they are ready for Italy in the final eight on Sunday.

However, Hart says that the spirit and determination of Roy Hodgson's team would have them happy to play any opposition in the next match.

"We've come here as a very strong group of players and we haven't listened to a lot going on outside of us," Hart told The Football Association's official website.

"We've listened to the support of those magnificent people tonight and the brilliant people back home who have all wished us well.

"We're just really proud.

"I feel we can achieve what we came here to achieve," he added. "We came here to win games.

"We played France in the first game, which was a tough start and we felt we could've won that game.

"But we've won these last two games and we've done it in the group stages, so we'll take on whoever is in front of us next."

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