June 20 – The last time England met Denmark in a meaningful match, the semi-finals of the delayed 2020 Euro’s, Mikkel Damsgaard stunned the 64,000 in attendance at Wembley Stadium with one of the all-time great free kicks.
Alas for the Danes, it wasn’t enough on the night as a controversial penalty was awarded to the Three Lions, and despite Kasper Schmeichel making a great save, from England captain, Harry Kane, the number nine knocked home the rebound to give England the 2-1 win.
At Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt on a humid but pleasant evening, Denmark would look for revenge against an England side that for all its special parts had not yet set the tournament alight.
The demand from the supporters to England boss, Gareth Southgate was simple “take the handbrake off and let the best front five in the tournament have fun” however sending out the same team that served up the stodge in an uninspiring 1-0 over Serbia in Gelsenkirchen screamed Southgate conservatism.
Foden was almost on fire
The beauty of these Euros has been the atmosphere and Denmark and England traditionally bring colour and vibrancy to any occasions.
This would be no exception as the two sets of supporters created a carnival atmosphere inside the stadium where the roof was closed trapping in the wall of sounds cascading down from the stands.
A cagey first 10 minutes got this contest off to a slow burner as England began with the pragmatism demanded by their manager, while the Danes seemed happy just to see what England had, which wasn’t a lot.
The newest England chant is ‘Phil Foden is on fire’ and the Manchester City player had his name lustily sung in the 13th minute as he found space in the penalty area only to fire high when the top corner was begging to be filled, still it was a sign of intent which four minutes later produced the first goal of the game.
Slack defending from Victor Kristiansen allowed Kyle Walker to cross from the right. It wasn’t well hit but…
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Author : Paul Nicholson
Publish date : 2024-06-20 19:53:23
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