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Here is a look at some front page headlines from the big English newspapers (Telegraph, Metro, Mirror and the Sun) on July 8, 2021 after England reached the Euro 2020 final following a 2-1 win over Denmark at Wembley.

Many of the papers used the pun “finally“, indicating that England had ended a 55 year wait to reach the finals of a major football tournament and skipper Harry Kane’s pic after scoring the winnning goal (a rebound following a penalty) dominated most of the front pages. French newspaper L’Equipe went with the headline “Happy Kane”!

Metro Front page on July 8, 2021

Daily Telegraph headline reaction to England beating Denmark in Euro semifinal

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Here is a look at the player ratings for England vs Denmark from the big European newspapers (L’Equipe, Diario AS, Sport) following their semifinal at Wembley on July 7, 2021. England prevailed 2-1 thanks to an extra time penalty from Harry Kane. Kasper Schmeichel the pick of the Danish players while Raheem Sterling and Kane were the best on the English side, as can be seen in these ratings below.

L’Equipe player ratings England Denmark Euro 2020

French paper L’Equipe gave Jordan Pickford a 4/10 rating while giving his opposite number Schmeichel a 8/10.

The worst rating though was reserved for referee Danny Makkelie, who got a 3/10 for his performance!

Harry Maguire, who wears the No 6 shirt for England at Euro 2021, also got a 6/10!

Diario AS player ratings England-Denmark Euro 2021

Three stars each for the troika of Schmeichel, Sterling and Kane from Spanish paper AS

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Here is a look at the xG stats for England vs Denmark (Euro 2020 semifinal) on July 7, 2021. England dominated this game in terms of chances on xG, but progressed via a controversial late penalty from Harry Kane. An attendance of 64,950 at Wembley for this game- the biggest crowd of Euro 2020 so far. Only 6 shots in the entire game for Denmark, and England were in control for much of the second half as well as extra time.

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