Defeat ends Denmark's fairytale run to the semi-finals, the furthest they have been at a tournament since winning Euro 92. The Danes' tournament began in nearly-tragic circumstances when star midfielder Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest in their opening game against Finland. Roared on by the deafening noise created by the biggest crowd for an England game in nearly two years, the hosts came flying out of the traps. Schmeichel even denied Kane from the spot but the ball fell kindly for the England captain to sweep home his fourth goal of the tournament. Southgate was the fall guy when England last made it to a Euro semi-final 25 years ago as he missed the decisive penalty in a shoot-out defeat to Germany.

Source: News 24 July 07, 2021 21:45 UTC