- Date: Thursday June 20 – 17:00 BST
- Location: Frankfurt Arena, Frankfurt
- Teams: Denmark vs England
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Denmark and England meet in Frankfurt
England, among the bookies favourites for Euro 2024, face Denmark in their second match in Group C. After a controversial exit at the hands of England in the Euro 2020 semi-final, the Danes will be out for revenge, as well as vital points in Group C.
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Denmark
Denmark will be looking to exact revenge over England after feeling robbed at Wembley in the Euro 2020 semi-final, where they lost out to a controversial penalty. However, their clash with the pragmatic Slovenia may end up being more important to their chances of progressing.
Regular watchers of the Premier League will see a number of familiar faces in the likes of Manchester United’s Rasmus Højlund and Christian Eriksen, Tottenham’s
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Brentford’s Christian Nørgaard, Joachim Andersen of Crystal Palace and Bournemouth’s Phillip Billing. Anderlecht’s Kasper Schmeichel, formerly of Leicester City and Barcelona defender Andreas Christensen, formerly of Chelsea are other notable names in a squad which possesses a number of solid international performers. The Danes are a side not to be underestimated.
Kasper Hjulmand’s side won their qualifying group, ahead of Slovenia and will fancy their chances of a good run into the knockout stages. Their preparation for the tournament began with a goalless draw against Switzerland and a 2-0 win over the Faroe Islands.
England
England, runners-up in 2020, look genuine contenders and are currently the bookie’s favourites to win the tournament. Previous England sides have been talked up by the press as being likely winners, then criticised when they came up short. However, during Gareth Southgate’s tenure England’s record in major tournaments has been very good. World Cup semi finalists in 2018, runners up in Euro 2020 and then quarter finalists in the 2022 World Cup where they exited to eventual runners-up France.
Southgate is not, however, without his critics. Some accuse him of being too cautious, others dismiss his importance and say he should be doing even better with the players he has and he has also been criticised for being too loyal to certain players and for not freshening the squad up with in form players. This all seems to be a little unfair. Southgate’s work behind the scenes has been responsible for a lot of talented players coming through from the age-group teams and fulfilling their potential and his man management and loyalty to players has fostered a team spirit rarely matched in the history of the England national team.
Southgate may privately have been disappointed when Denmark were drawn out first to join England. They are a good side and will be looking for revenge after their defeat in 2020. Slovenia and Serbia, in theory, offer less stringent tests although both are capable of delivering a shock. England have a great spirit and have genuine world class talents in the likes of Declan Rice, Harry Kane and, especially, Jude Bellingham. They will be disappointed if they do not top the group.
Southgate’s side began their preparations for the tournament with friendlies against Brazil and Belgium, where, missing several key players, they suffered a 1-0 loss and were held to a draw. However, several fringe players were given a run-out and England will approach the tournament with confidence.
Prediction
England go in as favourites. Denmark are a good side, and three years ago they took England to extra-time in the semi-final. However, England are more resilient these days and we think that they will come away with the three points. England to win.
Frankfurt Arena, Frankfurt
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