England qualified for the final after beating Denmark in overtime (2-1 ap) on Wednesday night at Wembley.
The English, who dominated the game and made the difference on a penalty scored in two stages by Harry Kane, will face Italy on Sunday night at their favorite stadium in London.
The Three Lions hold their Euro final!
In a glowing Wembley, England beat in overtime a long catchy Denmark (2-1 ap), Wednesday night after a spectacular semi-final.
The English, dominating, made the difference on a penalty scored in two stages by Harry Kane, the star of Tottenham (104th).
The Danes, initially attractive in the first half before suffering considerably the rest of the game, left the competition with their heads held high, after a magnificent run.
England, pushed by a whole people, will try to win their first title in the European Championship against Italy, for an enticing shock.
Revenge: finally a final for England
In their history, the English have won only one international title: the 1966 World Cup, in the final at Wembley against the FRG. More surprisingly, the prestigious selection had so far never played the slightest final of a Euro, with two failures in the semi-finals. It lost in 1968 against Yugoslavia, then especially in 1996 against Germany… at Wembley. This semi-final, at home, had been experienced as a national trauma, after a cruel defeat on penalties against the Mannschaft (1-1, 6 tab to 5). At the time, ironically, it was the current England manager, Gareth Southgate, who missed the decisive shot on goal.
But it was written that this Euro would be the one of revenge for England and their coach.
They will have the opportunity to make a definitive entry into the history books on Sunday night, again at Wembley, against Italy.
[️VIDEO -⚽️GOAL] # EURO2020 # ENGDEN
Foul on Sterling in the box in the 102nd minute
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Harry Kane converts the penalty into 2 stages
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England leads 2-1 against Denmark https://t.co/ SQIezP0G3k
- beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) July 7, 2021
The turning point of the match: the penalty scored by Harry Kane
The Three Lions have in any case amply deserved their qualification in the final, so much they dominated Denmark for a large part of the match.
But the young English had to wait for extra time to make the difference, the fault of a heroic Danish defense and especially Kasper Schmeichel, who made more decisive stops (38th, 55th and 94th).
The Leicester goalkeeper even almost turned into a hero on a penalty kick caused by Raheem Sterling, following a foul by Joakim Maehle during extra time.
Schmeichel started on the right side on Harry Kane's 11-yard shot, but the ball hit the feet of the Tottenham striker, who immediately recovered and scored the winning goal in the 104th minute.
The fourth goal of the competition for "Hurrykane", and without a doubt the most important so far.