Denmark will come against the hostsEngland at the Wembley Stadium in London on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at 3:00 PM (ET) in the second of the twoUEFA European Championship 2020 Semi-Finals.The winner of this matchup will meet with Italy in theEuro 2020 Final.The Wembley Stadium in London will host the Semi-Finals and the Finalsince it has thehighest capacity of all of the stadiums.
This will be their22ndoverall meeting.There are no surprises here as Englandare the heavy favorites in head-to-head clashes, having celebrated a victory on12 occasionsso far; Denmarkhave grabbed a triumphfour timesto this day, and the remainingfive gameshave ended in a draw.
Their most recent game was played onOctober 14,2020, when the Red and White shocked the Three Lions with a final result of 1-0in a UEFA Nations League game.It promises to be an even more exciting clash as these two countries clash for the first time in less than a year, this time at theEuro 2020.
How many UEFA European Championship trophies have Denmark won?
Denmark have taken partin nineUEFA European Championships (including theEuro 2020 edition). They have also been crowned champions on one occasion in history. The 2-0 winagainst Germany led to her first major championship at the Euro 1992 Final in Sweden.When the world is supportingthem, Denmark does their best. At Euro 1992, they had to quit their holiday preparations to replace Yugoslavia at the final minuteand beat the odds of winning it in the end.
Nearly 30 years later, at Euro 2020, they recovered, and their tale is not yet finished, from the tragic circumstances surrounding the cardiac arrests of the talisman Christian Eriksen.While this year Denmark reached the Semi-Final without Eriksen, the 1992 squad was missing one significant playeras well. They accomplished history despite missing one of their greatest players, striker Michael Laudrup, due to disagreements with the then-coachNielsen, who was known for favoring defensive organization instead ofoffensive play.
The late call-up in Denmark in 1992 reinforced their role as the favorite underdogs of Europe. Yugoslavia had already arrived in Euro host country Sweden in 1992 when they were booted out due to acivil conflict in the country. The Red and Whitehad failed to qualify for the eight-team tournament after placing second in their qualifying group behind Yugoslavia, but they were soon asked to summonthe team, and their intentions to watch the games on TV were quickly canceled.
After a 2-2 draw, Schmeichel stopped Marco van Basten’s crucial penalty kick in the shootout,beatingthe Netherlands in the Semisbefore the Final against the defending champions,Germany. In the tournament finale, John Jensen netted the opening goal in the 18th minute. While Schmeichelmanagedto make two superb savesafter a strong pressing from Germany for the equalizer,Vilfort already scored the second and final goal of the game.