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Greg Evans
Jul 07, 2021
England have beaten Denmark in the second semi-final of Euro 2020 to seal a place in the European Championship final against Italy on Sunday.
A tense game saw England come from behind after a stunning Mikkel Damsgaard free-kick gave the Danes the lead but Gareth Southgate’s team and responded well and were rewarded when Simon Kjaer turned the ball into his own net from a Bukayo Saka cross.
A tense second half saw the game finish 1-1 forcing the game into extra time but around 12 minutes into the first half of this added period saw England awarded a contentious penalty after Raheem Sterling was deemed to have been brought down. Harry Kane missed the initial shot but turned in the rebound as Kasper Schmeichel parried the ball.
It wasn’t an easy game for England as Denmark proved a tough and organised team to break down and caused more than a few problems for the Three Lions. However, England proved resolute and managed to get the result that England has waited for more than 50 years to achieve leading to emotional scenes at a packed Wembley stadium.
This will be England’s first major tournament final since 1966 and as you can guess, people were pretty jubilant about the win.
Football: there’s nothing like it. One minute it rips you apart, the next it sends you into orbit.— Gary Lineker 💙 (@Gary Lineker 💙) 1625692796
I don’t say this lightly, but this is Eurovision good. Heck, this is Cats Trailer Day good.— Daniel Benneworth-Gray (@Daniel Benneworth-Gray) 1625693089
Kane’s penalty and follow-up were the two shots of the vaccine— Musa Okwonga (@Musa Okwonga) 1625692379
Football is intense! I'm having to watch through my wipers. #EURO2020 #ENGDEN— Tiny Football Car (@Tiny Football Car) 1625693607
It’s coming home— Liam Gallagher (@Liam Gallagher) 1625693872
BUILD STATUES OF HARRY MAGUIRE AND RAHEEM STERLING OUTSIDE WEMBLEY. THEY ARE TRUE KINGS.— Muhammad Butt (@Muhammad Butt) 1625693863
IT’S COMING HOME! ❤️— Anthony Ogogo (@Anthony Ogogo) 1625693804
I spent all day mentally preparing for defeat and now I don't know what to do.— Grace Robertson 🏳️⚧️ (@Grace Robertson 🏳️⚧️) 1625693856
Adele was all of us. https://t.co/XVkIPvKLWr— Scott Bryan (@Scott Bryan) 1625694648
Oh, those sweet boys!— Nigella Lawson (@Nigella Lawson) 1625692350
It was all a great feeling to win but people weren’t enthusiastic about ITV’s commentary.
well, at least we don’t have to listen to the itv commentary again.— Scott Bryan (@Scott Bryan) 1625693803
The England players joined in a huge rendition of ‘Sweet Caroline’ at the final whistle.
Entire England squad sing along to Sweet Caroline https://t.co/SVPvb3q3P9— Miguel Delaney (@Miguel Delaney) 1625694250
All credit should go to Denmark who gave England a really tough and tense match especially after the emotional rollercoaster of a tournament that they have gone through.
Well played to the Denmark team. You gave it everything and more. Your country should be very proud of you.— Gary Lineker 💙 (@Gary Lineker 💙) 1625694273
They stood up in the face of disaster and won the hearts of the world. An act of team spirit seen never before. D… https://t.co/Z0w5h2zotw— GOAL (@GOAL) 1625694257
Congratulations to Denmark. One of the most humanly remarkable tournament runs in sporting history. Thank you and Godspeed 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰— Men in Blazers (@Men in Blazers) 1625694257
Spare a moment for Denmark, had the horrendous Christian Eriksen moment, lost the first two games of the tournament… https://t.co/A5fzOns1FI— FootballFunnys (@FootballFunnys) 1625694297
Even the dreaded ‘ITV curse’ didn’t stop Southgate’s side.
The curse of ITV has been broken. But at what terrible cost.— Robert Colvile (@Robert Colvile) 1625693894
Of course, there were memes and jokes. There are always memes and jokes.
The curse of ITV has been broken. But at what terrible cost.— Robert Colvile (@Robert Colvile) 1625693894
I hope the tiny football car is driving round in excited little circles— Ali Gray (@Ali Gray) 1625694776
Sure sex is great but have you ever written ENGLAND in one of the Final spaces on a tournament wall chart.— Jonny Sharples (@Jonny Sharples) 1625694636
Me seeing all the diving and cheating tweets https://t.co/OfLveCJVUT— Nic English (@Nic English) 1625694938
A spectre is haunting Wembley https://t.co/0aQqyw6dmx— 𝕻𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖎𝖕 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖙 (@𝕻𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖎𝖕 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖙) 1625692359
What the wall chart sees when I’m filling in the finalists https://t.co/R4juJSNKBs— Matthew Stanger (@Matthew Stanger) 1625695307
And now Italy awaits...
He waits. That's what he does. https://t.co/K67fwZwXmU— Who Ate All The Pies (@Who Ate All The Pies) 1625695558
Defend, defend, defend, win a few cheap fouls and go through on a dodgy penalty. The most Italian team in the tourn… https://t.co/XD51mYsEET— Grace Robertson 🏳️⚧️ (@Grace Robertson 🏳️⚧️) 1625694910
Europe during the Italy-England final https://t.co/hbaTDG3p4d— Fab 🇪🇺 (@Fab 🇪🇺) 1625695172
WE'RE IN THE FINAL it's against italy https://t.co/V89JPzza6b— cameron (@cameron) 1625694905
Anyway, that’s a story for another night. England fans: Savour this win as this hasn’t happened since 1966.