Highlights, England vs Denmark Euro 2020 semi-final at London: England clinch victory thanks to Harry Kane penalty

ENG 2-1 DEN

For the first time since 1966, England will play in a first major final. It wasn’t their best display but they did enough to score two goals and restrict their opponents to just one. Their second goal came from a controversial penalty. It did look like a soft one but it is what it is. Denmark started the game really well with Damsgaard scoring the opening goal from a sensational free-kick but conceded ten minutes later, an own goal from Simon Kjaer. They pushed hard for the second goal but failed to find one.

Wembley crowd had a blast supporting the home team.

ENG 2-1 DEN

It’s all over! England are the winners of this semi-final and they will play Italy in the final of Euro 2020.

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England doing well just to keep the ball. The Wembley crowd cheering every kick. Two more minutes remaining in the extra-time.

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Smart turn and shot taken by Braithwaite. Pickford gets his gloves in contact with the ball. Corner for Denmark but England clear the ball away.

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Denmark working to break England’s defensive shape but the final ball is missing.

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One more substitution for England. Trippier replaces Grealish. Looks like a tactical one from England manager.

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The first period of extra-time ends. It was Sterling’s brilliant run that made the difference. His sprint was checked by Maehle in the box and the referee pointed towards the spot. It looks a soft one in replays but VAR thought there’s is enough contact. Kane stepped up, Schmeichel saved his shot but couldn’t do much with the rebound.

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GOAAAALL! 

Harry Kane scores! The first shot is saved but Kane doesn’t miss the rebound.

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The VAR has a look and the decision stays.

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Penalty for England. Sterling fouled in the box.

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England on the attack. Jack Grealish with a thumping shot but can’t beat the goalkeeper. Seconds later Sterling tries a similar shot but it’s way off the target. Denmark are feeling the pressure.

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Two changes for England. Jordan Henderson replaces Declan Rice. Mason Mount makes way for Phil Foden.

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Harry Kane with a chance but Schmeichel with the low save to deny the England captain. Walker with a brilliant ball from the right.

Extra-time Euro 2020

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So, play in the extra-time begins. Denmark with the kickoff.

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England were the better side in the second-half as Danish players looked tired but did enough to force the game into the extra-time.

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Full-time! No goals in the second-half so we will have 30 more minutes of extra-time.

90+5’ ENG 1-1 DEN

Mason Mount’s free-kick from the right. Maguire with the header again but Kasper Schmeichel does well to stop the ball.

90+3’ ENG 1-1 DEN

England keeping the Denmark players on toes. Phillips tries a long-ranger but it’s poor one. The ball flies over Denmark goalkeeper.

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The fourth official signals six minutes of additional time.

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Denmark players look exhausted. This is why the 5+1 substitutions are really important for the teams. Thomas Delaney is replaced by Mathias Jensen.

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Mason Mount wins a free-kick on the left. Shaw takes guard and sends the ball in. Maguire again does well to head the ball towards the goal but it’s wide. England are the better team at the moment.

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Christensen hasn’t looked comfortable since he picked up a knock ten minutes back. He has been replaced by Jochim Andersen.

75’ ENG 1-1 DEN

England players want a penalty for a foul on Harry Kane in the box. It looks a close one but referee instead gives a free-kick to Denmark. Not sure he got this one right.

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Yellow card to Daniel Wass for a foul on Jack Grealish. Meanwhile, Mount’s cross ends up being an awkward one for Danish goalkeeper who tips it over the bar. Nothing comes from the resulting corner.

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Changes for both teams.

Damsgaard is out and he’s replaced by Yussuf Poulsen. Norgaard comes in for Dolberg. Jen Stryger goes out and Daniel Wass comes in. For England, Saka walks out and he’s replaced by Jack Grealish. The crowd and England manager appreciate the Saka’s effort tonight.

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England with short and crisp passes in Denmark’s half. Mason Mount heavily involved in the link-up plays along with Kane and Sterling but Denmark’s defence is not losing the shape.

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Shot from Dolgerg but it’s a simple save by Pickford. Love watching how both Dolberg and Damsgaard create space in tight places and go for the shots.

56’ ENG 1-1 DEN

Solid save from Schmeichel again. Mason Mount sends in the ball from free-kick on the right. Maguire times his jump and gets the power behind the header but Schmeichel dives to his right and palms it away.

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Excellent play from Dolberg who takes the pass with his back behind, creates space and shoots a powerful one but Pickford saves with his outstretched hand.

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Free-kick to England after Vestergaard fouls Saka. Mount takes it from the right side. Maguire goes for the header but he fouls Kjaer. Referee shows yellow card to Maguire for a raised arm during the challenge.

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Second-half begins at the Wembley. No changes for both the teams.

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A lively half of football with England finishing on a high. They allowed Denmark to dominate after 20 minutes and then Damsgaard scored a sensational free-kick to give Denmark the lead in the game. Ten minutes later, Kane, Saka and Sterling combined to put Denmark skipper Simon Kjaer under pressure and it resulted in an own goal.

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And we will have a break. It’s half-time.

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Just moments after Sterling almost equalised, with Schmeichel pulling off a great save, England are back in it. Kane puts in a perfect pass for Saka who race onto down the flank. The Arsenal midfielder’s cutback is for Sterling in the middle of the area, but it hits the Danish skipper and the ball rolls into the net.

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GOAAL! England equalise. And it is an own goal from Simon Kjaer.

37’ ENG 0-1 DEN

Kane challenged by Delaney, giving England a freekick from a promising position. Sterling tries to bend the freekick over the wall but Kjaer heads powerfully clear.

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It starts with Mount conceding a free-kick for a foul on Dolberg. Braithwaite takes it but this time Shaw fouls on Christensen. Damsgaard is the one standing behind the ball for the second free-kick. He takes aim and unleashes a powerful right-footer to beat Pickford. 

This is the first goal England concede in this tournament. Could it be costly?

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GOAAAL! 

Denmark with the first goal of the match after a stunning free-kick from Damsgaard.

24’ ENG 0-0 DEN

Vestergaard wins the ball with a good challenge against Kane in the middle of the park and passes ahead. Damsgaard does really well to find little pocket of space near the box and tries a curler from the right but the shot is wide.

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Denmark playinng with more control now after riding out the storm in the opening 20 minutes. They are enjoying more possession with quick, short passes.

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Hojbjerg tries a stunner from 20 yards but enough sting in the shot. Then Pickford makes a mistake and Delaney collects the ball near the box. The Dane plays it quickly on to Dollberg, whose shot from the edge of the area is deflected wide.

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Schmeichel makes the save.

Sterling collects a Kane pass out on the edge of the box with plenty of space to shoot. He unleashes a low, right-footed drive, which is straight at the Danish keeper.

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Nice one-two by Damsgaard and Delaney, with the latter sending a good pass to Maehle. England defender Walker sprints ahead to stop the wingback from taking a shot. This is good defeding.

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Harry Kane receives the ball on the right. Enough time to pick a pass, he sees Sterling in the middle and sends a side-footer but the ball is inches wide from Sterling’s foot.

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England start the match with agressive intent. Pressing hard and couple of fouls from Phillips and Shaw. Decent start from Sterling and Mount.

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Right then, we have a kickoff at the Wembley Stadium. Denmark begin the proceedings in the first-half.

Can they make history again?

Teenage dream

Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand speak to EURO2020.com

“I expect that it’ll be full throttle, and we’ll play with everything we’ve got, as we’ve done the whole tournament. In every game we have put the opponent under pressure and given everything.

“It’s to play the match collectively. To take the initiative in periods. To defend with everything we’ve got. And to have a keeper who plays well.”

“No matter if we’re defending, we’re always thinking about how we can score the next goal.”

No change for Denmark

Head coach Kasper Hjulmand didn’t make any changes to the Denmark team which secured victory over the Czech Republic in the quarter-final.

The likes of Maehle, Larsen, Braithwaite and Damsgaard will look to exploit the spaces in wide areas. Kasper Dolberg is in fine form, scoring three goals in his last two matches. 

Subs: Lossl, Ronnow, Andersen, Skov, Olsen, Jorgensen, Norgaard, Wass, Wind, Poulsen, Cornelius, Jensen.

Team news

So as expected, Gareth Southgate makes just one change from the quarter-final victory over Ukraine in Rome, with Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka replacing Jadon Sancho. There were murmurs about Southgate shifting to back three in formation but he has stuck with the set-up that worked really well against Ukraine. 

Subs: Grealish, Henderson, Rashford, Trippier, Ramsdale, Mings, Coady, Sancho, Foden, Johnstone, James and Bellingham.

The playing XI is out

England: Pickford (GK), Walker, Maguire, Stones, Shaw, Phillips, Rice, Mount, Sterling, Kane and Saka. 

Denmark: Schmeichel, Stryger Larsen, Christensen, Kjaer, Vestergaard, Maehle, Delaney, Hojbjerg, Braithwaite, Dolberg and Damsgaard.

Hello and welcome to the coverage of the Euro 2020 semi-final between England and Denmark at the Wembley Stadium in London. The ground witnessed a classic on Tuesday when Italy overcame Spain challenge in the penalty shootout to make it to the final. It was a high-quality game between two European giants that lived up to the expectations. 

Can England vs Denmark serve us another classic? We will get to know soon.  

England, of course, are playing at home and will have huge crowd support at the stadium but Denmark can make it extremely difficult for their opponents. 

Stay tuned as we will bring you all the updates from the match.