England vs Denmark: Three Lions welcome Danish Dynamite in crunch EURO 2020 semi’s clash on July 7

Preview: England vs Denmark

Both England and Denmark will be vying for a coveted spot in this summer’s Euro 2020 tournament as the second of two semi-finals gets underway on Wednesday at Wembley stadium. The Three Lions come into this tie having recorded a well-deserved and resounding 4-0 victory over Ukraine, during which they really hardly had to get out of second gear.

Prior to the win, Gareth Southgate’s side had been criticised for not setting the pitch alight, as they scored just twice during their group stage campaign. However, since getting to the knockout rounds, England have been steadily showing why they deserve to be considered as serious contenders, notably recording a 2-0 win over Germany to end years of heartbreak against die Mannschaft.

Notably, the 4-0 win against Ukraine is the highest ever margin recorded for England in this competition. To date, what also stands out about Gareth Southgate’s side is their mean defense. The Three Lions have yet to concede a single goal so far in this competition, and if they can shut out Denmark, it will mark the first time any team have successfully recorded six clean sheets. 

Meanwhile, Denmark have been the story of the tournament. Kasper Hjulmand’s men suffered a nightmare start after star man Christian Eriksen’s collapse on the pitch. Despite the huge blow to their morale and losing their first two group stage games, the Danish Dynamite roared to life, thrashing Russia 4-1 to book their ticket to the round of 16. Denmark made history in doing so, by becoming the first team to lose their first two matches and still secure a spot in the knockout rounds.

Once into the round of 16, Denmark, like England, have been simply outstanding. They put four past Wales and successfully shackled star man Gareth Bale throughout, with the Real Madrid and Tottenham ace not having any impact on the match. And despite the Czech Republic desperately trying to thwart them, Denmark held their resolve to beat them 2-1 and book their first semi-finals appearance since 1992.

For those not up to date on football history, 1992 also happens to be the year that Denmark won their first – and only to date – Euro title. Will this bode well for the Scandinavian nation? Or will England continue their steady march towards the final, set to be staged in their own backyard? 

Team news: England vs Denmark

England: It’ll be interesting to see if Jadon Sancho, who recently secured a big money move to Manchester United gets to start here. Meanwhile teenager Bukayo Saka, along with Aston Villa star Jack Grealish, will hope to return to the fold for this crunch clash.

Denmark: Skipper Simon Kjaer has reportedly shaken off an injury and should be fit to feature in Hjulmand’s starting XI. Yussuf Poulsen may be given a run-out after coming off the bench during Denmark’s 2-1 win over the Czech Republic.

Match facts: England vs Denmark

• This will be the 21st meeting between England and Denmark
• H2H record between England and Denmark: W12 D4 L4
• H2H record for England and Denmark (last five games): Two wins for England and Denmark each (one draw)
• However, England have won just one of their last six meetings with Denmark (D3 L2) – not including friendlies
• That last win was at the 2002 World Cup, where the Three Lions won 3-0
• This will be the eighth meeting between England and Denmark at Wembley. All prior of their seven matches have ended as 1-0
• England have won five, whilst Denmark have won two. However, the Danish Dynamite have won the last two competitive meetings at Wembley (1983 and 2020)…
• …and if they can win on Wednesday, they will become the first team to ever win three competitive matches against England in London
• This will be Denmark’s fourth appearance in a Euro semi final after featuring at the 1964, 1984, and 1992 editions
• Meanwhile, England are featuring in the semi’s for the third time after participating in the 1968 and 1996 iterations
• The Three Lions have played more games – 36 – at the Euro championship without winning a trophy than any other side
• Denmark have scored 11 times so far – only Spain have outscored the Danish Dynamite so far at Euro 2020
• England are the only team yet to concede a goal so far at Euro 2020. The Three Lions have maintained clean sheets in their last five games – and could become the first to go six sans conceding if they can shut out Denmark 

Where to watch England vs Denmark live on July 7, 2021

England vs Denmark kick off at 12:00 PST/15:00 EST/20:00 BST/21:00 CET

USA: SiriusXM FC, ESPN+, TUDN Radio, ESPN, Univision, TUDN USA, TUDN.com, Univision NOW, TUDN App, FuboTV, SlingTV

UK: STV Scotland, The ITV Hub, UTV, ITV 1 UK

Denmark: Viaplay Denmark, dr.dk, DR 1

Australia: Optus Sport

Canada: TSN.ca, TSN1, TSN3, TSN4, TVA Sports, TSN App

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