David Hytner’s report has arrived, so let’s call time on this very English wake. Goodnight!
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Gareth Southgate's verdict
The performance was not what we would have hoped. At the moment we’re not using the ball well enough, and if you do that you’ll suffer as we have at times tonight. There’s another level we have to find.
(Are you telling them to drop deep after scoring?) No. We’ve played two teams who are quite fluid with back threes, and it’s not easy to put pressure on them, but we have to do that better. That’s been part of the problem – but so has not keeping the ball.
We wanted to get Conor on because we needed more energy and we needed to press better. (On Trent Alexander-Arnold) Look he’s had some moments where he’s delivered what we thought he would. We know it is an experiment, and we know we don’t have a natural replacement for a Kalvin Phillips. We’re trying some different things and at the moment we’re not flowing as we would like.
(On subbing Harry Kane) We needed energy and fresh legs to press. Harry’s only had one 90-minute game in a month, so that was the decision we took.
There’s a huge amount of work to do, that’s evident. We have to stay tight. We understand people will be disappointed with the performances, and rightly so. We’ve got make them better.
Roy Keane considers… Trent Alexander-Arnold
"He's not up to it" - Roy Keane 🗣️
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"He needs movement up front" - @IanWright0 🗣️
Ian and Roy give their opinions on Trent Alexander-Arnold's midfield role for England 🏴#Euro2024 | #DENENG pic.twitter.com/rK6tuCgQrU
“I’d switch to a back three of Butcher, Wright, and Walker,” says Niall Mullen, “get Parker and Pearce to pin their wingers back and try to get Gazza on the ball as much as possible.”
Bring Michael Owen in, and Steve Hodge, and Peter Reid, and do we know yet when Keegan will be fit?
Christian Eriksen’s take
Yeah, I think if either team to deserved to win it was us. We didn’t get the win but we played a lot better than against Slovenia.
England didn’t surprise us in the way they wanted to play. They have exceptional player, but we hurt them and with the chances we had we should have won. It was a great strike from Morten and it gave us more belief.
I don’t think England dropped deeper after they scored. It was the same before – it was an even game.
We need a win against Serbia, there’s nothing else for us.
“Perhaps because he’s always putting questions to other pundits, or perhaps because it’s so long since he played,” says David Wall, “but we probably forget what a good player Lineker was, and how knowledgeable he is (as shown by how he destroyed Kane’s movement). Agree about the changes (19.11) though it’ll also make a difference when Shaw is fit.”
True, although having a touchline-hugger like Gordon would make his return less urgent.
Harry Kane: 'We're struggling with and without the ball'
There’s no easy games at major tournaments and I think that’s being shown. There are levels we can reach, with and without the ball, but it’s a sign of a good team that you can get results when you’re not playing well. We’re top of the group and we’ve all but qualified. I know there’ll be loads of noise and a bit of disappointment at home, but we experienced this when we drew with Scotland in the last Euros. It’s a time to stay calm, reflect and try to improve. Step by step, we’ll get there.
We’re struggling with and without the ball. The pressing in both games hasn’t been quite right, and with the ball we haven’t been good enough – that’s from top to bottom, from me to Picks. It was tough out there with the heat and the pitch. It wasn’t our greatest game but we got away with a draw.
It’s not just when we score that (we drop deep). It’s something we need to get better at. When the teams drop a few players deeper we’re not sure how who’s supposed to be pressing. In the second half we tried to change it a bit with me and Jude playing in front of their two midfielders and then trying to get up. But it was difficult: credit to Denmark, they’re a really good side and they carried a threat.
Since you asked, Anthony Gordon for Phil Foden and Kobbie Mainoo or Adam Wharton for Trent Alexander-Arnold are the changes I’d make for the Slovenia game.
The BBC pundits are nailing everyone and everything, particularly Harry Kane. Thomas Frank has tried to offer a bit of perspective, alas to no avail.
The view of a gentleman who knows how to win major tournaments
Class interview that from Kyle Walker…made sure everyone heard they are top of the table but knows there is loads more to improve on, get behind the team and leave the hindsight and negativity to the pundits aye…..come on ENGLAND 💪 🏴 🏴 🏴
— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) June 20, 2024
The plot thickens
54 - No player created more chances (3) or played more line-breaking passes in the final third (5) for England against Denmark than Trent Alexander-Arnold, despite him being subbed off in the 54th minute. Question. pic.twitter.com/o1vKS3AUVj
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 20, 2024
Kyle Walker’s verdict
It’s tournament football. This is a good Denmark team. We’re top of the group so let’s try and take a positive from this game – we didn’t lose, we conceded a great strike, and sometimes you have to take your hat off. We’re top of the group, let’s move onto the next game.
(Why weren’t you getting forward so much in the second half?) It’s the game. They had the upper hand at times and you have to be aware of that. As a defender you’re always thinking, ‘What if?’ If I charge forward and then they score, suddenly we’re being blamed as a defence for not being in position.
(Is the manager telling you to drop back when you do score?) No, not at all. He wants us to play attacking football. Sometimes in tournament football, you have to manage the game. It’s like the Champions League: you don’t just turn up and take three points. We know we can do better, but we’re top of the group.
The players all know we’ve got another gear. But we haven’t lost a game. Everyone wants us to steamroll teams 3-0 and 4-0 – that’s not football these days.
Handover: I have to go and pick the bones out of that on the Football Weekly podcast, but Rob Smyth is taking over to deliver all the post-match reaction. He may be here some time …
Full time: Denmark 1-1 England
Group C: England were bang average at best as they surrendered another lead and ended up being lucky to scrape a draw against Denmark. Harry Kane put the English ahead in the first half, only for Morten Hjulmund to equalise with a fine strike.
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90+3 min: Eze tries to jink his way through the Denmark defence but runs into traffic. It’s all over in Frankfurt and England have drawn with Denmark. It was not, to say the least, one of their better performnances and they can consider themselves very lucky to have escaped with a point.
90+2 min: Another England free-kick, this time just inside the Denmark half. Pickford finally gets it launched but it’s too high for its intended target, John Stones. Denmark clear their lines and advance upfield.
90+1 min: Into added time we go and the ref has recommended three minutes. England win another free-kick just inside their own half and play the ball short and sideways. Sideways!
88 min: England free-kick, just inside their own half. Jordan Pickford wanders up to take it, then plays it short to Kyle Walker, who tries to lump it long to John Stones. It sails out for a goal-kick and you have to say this is absolutely dismal from England. What on earth are they doing?
85 min: For the third time in this match, Hojbjerg tries a long range effort after Kyle Walker coughs up cheap possession near his own penalty area. This effort swerves narrowly wide of the upright.
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84 min: Bah robs a dawdling Guehi of the ball and advances into the England penalty area. Before he can pick out a teammate with a low cross, he’s robbed by Guehi, who did superbly to get back and atone for his error. Denmark corner. The ball is sent to the edge of the six-yard box, where Poulson can’t quite get his head to it. It drops for Chrsitiansen, who shoots high over the bar. England are on the ropes!
81 min: It is important to remember, amid all this doom and gloom, that England are not actually losing this game and a draw isn’t a bad result. Even if England go on to win this game and guarantee top spot in Group C, it’s the level of performance that will be the source of much criticism in the media later this evening and over the next few days.
79 min: On BBC commentary, Alan Shearer points out that England’s front three are pressing the Danes as they try to play out from the back but their midfield trio are not. “That to me says they haven’t been working on it in training,” he says. He’s not wrong and unless the midfield trio are doing their jobs when Denmark are in possession, there’s no point in the front three wasting valuable energy doing theirs.
76 min: Another low Hojbjerg drive from distance takes a deflection off Poulsen. The ball could have gone anywhere, but luckily for England, it bobbles into the waiting gloves of Jordan Pickford.
74 min: Pickford gets down to save a low Hojbjerg drive which appeared to be going just wide of his upright. The England goalkeeper wasn’t taking any chances. Joakim Maele is booked for a late lunge on Bowen.
73 min: Bowen slips on the rogue pitch and appears to twist his ankle. He’s only been on the field a couple of minutes and is already limping.
72 min: Ollie Watkins darts in behind the Denmark defence to run on to a through ball from Bellingham. It’s a tight angle and Schmeichel is out quickly to block his shot.
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68 min: England triple substitution: Ollie Watkins, Jarrod Bowen and Ebereche Eze on for Phil Foden, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka.
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66 min: Declan Rice gestures angrily at the pitch as he misplaces a pass to Jordan Pickford. Denmark corner. Youssef Poulsen comes on for Rasmus Hojlund and Pickford is forced to save a decent Damsgaard effort from distance when the ball breaks the Dane’s way from the resulting inswinger.
65 min: There’s a crucial interception from Morten Hjulmand as Jude Bellingham tries to play Saka in behind the Danish defence.
63 min: Rice loses the ball just outside the England penalty area and it breaks kindly for Christian Eriksen. He surveys his options, takes aim and fires a little too high and wide of the top left-hand corner.
62 min: Conor Gallagher is booked for a late challenge on Andreas Christiansen.
61 min: Denmark win a free-kick wide on the left but Christian Eriksen fails to clear the one-man wall.
60 min: Foden sprays the ball wide to Saka, who wriggles to the byline and tries a pullback. Andreas Christiansen intercepts. This is much better from England, who are playing much higher up the pitch.
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57 min: Denmark double-substitution: Alexander Bah and Christian Norgaard come on for Wind and Kristiansen.
55 min: After good work by Gallagher and Saka, Foden is teed up for a shot. His low effort thunps the foot of the post. The ball ricochets back in the direction of Saka but too quickly for the winger to react. He sends his reflexive effort high over the bar.
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54 min: England substitution: Conor Gallagher comes on for Trent Alexander-Arnold. I have a feeling that experiment of playing the Liverpool full-back in England’s midfield might be quietly shelved.
53 min: Saka runs in behind and contests a header with Kristiansen, who gets knocked over by his own goalkeeper. Saka wins the header but can only find the side-netting with his looping effort.
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52 min: Declan Rice tries his luck from distance but a deflection off Hojlund takes the sting out of his effort. Kasper Schmeichel saves with a minimum of fuss.
50 min: Trent Alexander-Arnold drives down the middle with the ball at his feet before misplacing a low pass out wide to Phil Foden, who has to check his run, go into reverse and pick up the ball.
49 min: “They’re all over the place, it’s slow and it’s lethargic. They’re going nowhere with the ball because there are no runners or no movement,” says Alan Shearer, going two-footed into England’s midfield in his role as co-commentator on the BBC.
46 min: With Rasmus Hojlund lurking nearby, Pickford is called into action to collect a Wind shot that looped up in the air off the head of Stones.
Second half: Denmark 1-1 England
46 min: Play resumes with Denmark on the ball and England’s captain, who scored their goal, still on the pitch.
Harry Kane: Crikey! Micah Richards and Rio Ferdinand are saying that Gareth Southgate should haul Kane off at half-time. Thomas Frank disagrees. “Think of the optics,” he says, although I may be paraphrasing. Look, it’s all square at 1-1 and England just need to be more aggressive. There’s no need to panic just yet.
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An email: “I must protest very strongly at your assertion that these failings are what we’ve come to expect of England under Gareth Southgate,” writes Nick Parish. “We’ve been expecting them for far longer than that and they reliably arrived under Roy Hodgson, Fabio Capello and Sven-Gorman Eriksson. Gareth is just continuing a long tradition, and England football fans love tradition, don’t they?”
Harry Kane: In a genuinely interesting and possibly unprecedented turn of events, BBC presenter Gary Lineker and his English pundits Rio Ferdinand and Micah Richards are really getting stuck into Harry Kane for not doing any pressing as Denmark try to play the ball out from the back. Alongside them, Brentford’s Danish manager Thomas Frank listens with interest, a visible smirk playing on his chops.
Is this the first recorded public criticism of Kane by the Beeb’s famously jingoistic English pundits? I can’t remember hearing any previously. After criticising Harry, they spend some time praising Denmark’s performance and then move on to the sorry state of the pitch. “It’s like a bowling green compared to some of the ones I played on but it’s cutting up very badly,” says Lineker.
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A quick recap: After a cagey start, England took control of the game, going ahead after Kyle Walker had pounced on a Victor Kristiansen error to set up Harry Kane.
Instead of grabbing the game by the scruff of the neck and going for a second goal, England retreated into the collective shell and invited Denmark on to them. Morten Hjulmund didn’t need to be asked twice and finding himself in acres of space about 25 yards out, unleashed a dipping shot that fizzed into the bottom corner.
Denmark 1-1 England
Half-time: It’s all square at the break in Frankfurt, but England are displaying all the familiar failings we’ve come to expect from them playing at Big Tournaments under Gareth Southgate.
45 min: England are a bit of a rabble at the moment, with various players repeatedly giving the ball away then pointing the Big Finger O’Blame at teammates for not giving them sufficient options. Yes Phil Foden, I’m looking at you. And you, Mr Rice.
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44 min: Hojlund rolls the ball into the path of the onrushing Hojbjerg, who shoots from distance. His shot is on target but doesn’t trouble Pickford.
43 min: Joakim Maehle sends a cross into the Enbgland penalty area from the right, trying to pick out Jonas Wind. Marc Guehi heads clear.
42 min: Foden tries to pick out Saka with a cross to the right side of the Danish penalty area. He overhits his delivery and the ball sails out for a goal-kick.
39 min: It’s been textbook Big Tournament England-under-Southgate. Playing well and going ahead, then sitting back to invite pressure from their opponents. If they must insist on this approach, it would probably be a good idea not to allow the likes of Hjulmund to shoot on goal from distance with no defenders within 10 yards of him.
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38 min: Hjulmund is allowed to shoot again but this effort takes a deflection and goes out for a corner. Erikesen sends the ball to the far post, where Joachim Anderson leaps unopposed. His header sends the ball over the bar and it drops on to the roof of the net.
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36 min: That’s very poor from England, who gave the ball; away at one of their own thropw-ins and then gave Hjulmund the freedom of the ploughed field to pick his spot and shoot from distance. Pickford saw his shot late, but almost certainly wouldn’t have stopped it even if he’d known excatly what the Danish midfielder was plotting. It’s Hjulmund’s first goal for Denmark and he’ll do very well to score a better one.
GOAL! Denmark 1-1 England (Hjulmund 34)
Denmark equalise! With no England defenders closing him down, Morten Hjulmund tries his luck from 25 yards out and sends the ball fizzing past Jordan Pickford. That’s a terrific goal.
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32 min: Inside the England penalty area, Jonas Wind tries to get a shot off but Marc Guehi gets a crucial interception. The ball loops up in the air, prompting Jordan Pickford to go on red alert but loops over the bar and lands on the roof of the goal.
Denmark corner. Some Dane or another is penalised for shirt-pulling as the ball comes in – it could be any number of them and the ref hasd alrewady given them a talking-to on that very subject.
29 min: Standing with his back to goal on the edge of the six-yard box, Hojlund is unable to sort his feet out as he tries to control a pullback from the byline by Eriksen on the half-turn.
26 min: Eriksen runs into traffic on the edge of the England penalty area and moments later, Jannick Vestergaard is booked for a foul on Saka as England break upfield on the counter. Before England break upfield, Denmark had a penalty appeal correctly turned down for a Phil Foden “foul” on Hojbjerg. The Danish midfielder was chancing his arm. Nothing comes of the free-kick, which Foden takes. Marc Guehi is unable to prevent his delivery into the penalty area from going out of play.
25 min: Jordan Pickford gets a rare touch, clutching the ball to his chest under pressure from Jonas Wind.
21 min: Despite his best attempts to pull out of a challenge on Declan Rice, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg loses his balance on the unstable turf, skids into the England midfielder and upends him. Rice flies up in the air and lands heavily, as another giant divot is shorn from a pitch that looks increasingly unfit for purpose.
19 min: Shaping to send a backpass to his goalkeeper from the left touchline, Victor Kristiansen falls asleep and is oblivious to the presence of Kyle Walker sneaking up behind him.
Walker steals the ball, cuts inside, drills a low cross into the Danish penalty area and it takes a couple of deflections before arriving at the feet of Harry Kane. England’s captain couldn’t believe his luck and gobbled up the chance, side-footing the ball into the bottom corner from six yards.
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GOAL! Denmark 0-1 England (Kane 18)
England lead! Harry Kane pokes home from about six yards out after excellent work by Kyle Walker.
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16 min: Joachim Anderson gets out quickly to block a Harry Kane shot from the edge of the Denmark penalty area.
15 min: A crucial touch from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg prevents Bukayo Saka from giving the Danish midfielder the slip and puts the ball out for an England throw-in.
13 min: Phil Foden finds himself in a pocket of space outside the Denmark penalty area and tries to curl one into the top corner. His effort is high and wide, which is no surprise as he was leaning back as he struck the ball.
11 min: It remains very cagey between both teams and at the risk of labouring the point about the state of the pitch, Marc Guehi slips as he tries to prevent Rasmus Hojlund running on to a through ball. The Danish striker is flagged for offside.
9 min: Kyle Walker slips again, bringing up another big sod of turf. He appears to have hurt his ankle and there’s a short break as he receives treatment and then adjourns to the touchline to change his boots. There are divots being torn up all over the pitch, so it’s not just a Kyle Walker problem. Slovakia beat Belgium on this pitch on Monday and I can’t say I remember the surface being a problem during that game. Which is not to say it wasn’t …
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8 min: Joakim Maehle controls a crossfield pass out by the right touchline but fouls Kieran Trippier as he tries to get past him. Free-kick for England.
6 min: Walker picks up a pass from John Stones, chops inside from the right touchline and kicks up another few clumps of grass as he does so. The playing surface isn’t looking ideal …
5 min: Denmark are struggling to get on the ball and Marc Guehi is quick to step out of defence and prevent a Christian Eriksen pass finding it’s way to Rasmus Hojlund. Scrappy from both teams at the moment.
4 min: Just a few minutes in and I’m pleased to report that Harry Kane has already touched the ball and dropped deep, two activities he didn’t engage in much during the opener against Serbia.
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2 min: Bukayo Saka picks up the ball on the right touchline and Kyle Walker passes him on the overlap. Saka plays the ball his way, but the England right-back miskicks his cross, taking an enormous divot out of the turf in the process. Here’s hoping his caddy is on hand to replace it.
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Denmark v England is go ...
1 min: Following a brief tribute for the former Uefa General Secretary, Gerhard Aigner, who has passed away, England get the ball rolling. Their players wear white shirts and navy shorts. Denmarks are in red shirts and white shorts. Everything is as it should be.
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The coin-toss: Kasper Schemeichel and Harry Kane exchange pennants and pleasantries. Kick-off is less than a minute away.
Not long now: The players make their way out of the tunnel ahead of the last of the pre-match formalities. Referee Artur Soares Dias and his team of match officials lead them and they line up for the national anthems.
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Hey Jude! My colleague Tim de Lisle has been in touch to steer me in the direction of this long read of his about an old Beatles song that’s become quite topical in the past week.
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The Frankfurt Arena: Rain is forecast to fall from the skies over Frankfurt during this evening’s match but unless it’s in a similar state of disrepair to Old Trafford, the players and fans need not worry about getting wet as the the roof is closed.
Denmark: Kasper Hjulmand and his players say they are not driven by thoughts of revenge over a borderline penalty awarded against them three years ago as they go into this evening’s game. Paul MacInnes reports from Frankfurt …
Group C: Serbia’s late equaliser against Slovenia means that victory for England over Denmark today will guarantee them top spot in the group.
Should they beat the Danes, their Round of 16 match will be in Gelsenkirchen, where so many England and Serbia fans endured a thoroughly miserable post-match experience trying to get home to their digs on Sunday. Whoever finishes second in Group C will play their Round of 16 match in Dortmund.
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Denmark line-up: Kasper Hjulmand has made one change to the team that were held by Slovenia, bringing in Joakim Maehle at right wing-back in place of Alexander Bah.
Gareth Southgate speaks ...
“It’s about putting a 90 minutes together, really,” says the England manager in an interview with ITV. ““We had lots of elements of pour game that were good [against Serbia] and some that need to be better. That’s what we’ve talked about over the last few days.”
On managing energy levels over 90 minutes: “The good thing is that we’ve got a strong squad. We’ve got players that are training very well, pushing for a place in the team and we’re going to need that squad, definitely.”
Denmark v England line-ups
Denmark: Schmeichel, Vestergaard, Andersen, Christensen, Kristiansen, Hojbjerg, Hjulmand, Maehle, Eriksen, Hojlund, Wind.
Subs: Hermansen, Ronnow, Kjaer, Jensen, Skov Olsen, Dolberg, Jorgensen, Damsgaard, Norgaard, Bah, Poulsen, Dreyer, Kristensen, Bruun Larsen.
England: Pickford, Trippier, Guehi, Stones, Walker, Rice, Alexander-Arnold, Foden, Bellingham, Saka, Kane.
Subs: Ramsdale, Henderson, Konsa, Dunk, Gomez, Gallagher, Gordon, Mainoo, Wharton, Bowen, Eze, Palmer, Toney, Watkins.
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England unchanged ...
For the first time since the World Cup in Qatar, Gareth Southgate has named an unchanged line-up. The same 11 players who started against Serbia will take to the pitch against Denmark.
Kasper Hjulmand: “This is a huge challenge, it’s one of the biggest challenges you can get in national team football,” said Denmark’s coach in an interview with ITV yesterday. “I think England is a great side. I have great respect for the quality of the players, for Gareth, for the way he’s working.”
On how he expects the game to play out: “I think England has fantastic quality if they can dictate the game as much as possible and be on the ball as much as possible and attack. We have to be courageous and do the same.
“It will be a huge fight over the ball and we know we will have to suffer at some points during the game. We have to dig in, dig deep but we want to be on the front foot. We know this will be difficult, we are the underdogs but we’ll try.”
Speaking of Serbia: Their football association has called for sanctions to be imposed on Croatia and Albania after fans of both countries were heard chanting anti-Serbia slogans during their match yesterday.
Full time: Slovenia 1-1 Serbia
Group C: On as a second half substitute, Luka Jovic has equalised for Serbia with practically the final touch of the game! Deep in added time, he flicks home a header from a corner to snatch a precious point for his team.
Kasper Schmeichel: “I think any time you play England you look around and they are full of world class talent,” the Danish goalkeeper said in an interview with ITV. “This version of England is no different. Any time you play against England if you want to beat them you have to be absolutely at the top of your game but we’re well prepared, we’ve trained really well. We’ve had a good couple of days now and we’re ready.”
On Jude Bellingham: “He’s probably the definition of a world class player, when you look at the steps he’s been taking in his career. He’s certainly one to watch out for. He’s a top player and one that we’re going to have to keep an eye on.”
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England: The players were bemused by the media reaction to their win over Serbia but a jovial Kyle Walker told reporters he is ignoring social media and the press before today’s game. Words: David Hytner in Frankfurt.
Slovenia v Serbia: In today’s other Group C game, Slovenia are leading Serbia courtesy of a Zan Karnicnik goal scored in the 69th minute. Aleksandar Mitrovic and chums only have about five minutes left to bag themselves an equaliser. Daniel Harris has the latest from Munich …
Denmark: For all the symbolic brilliance of Christian Eriksen, Denmark’s opening draw with Slovenia has put the Euro 2020 semi-finalists and their manager Kasper Hjulmand under pressure, writes Jonathan Wilson in Hamburg.
Today’s match officials
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
Assistant referees: Paulo Soares and Pedro Ribeiro
Fourth official: Mykola Balakin
Video assistant referee: Tiago Martins
England: Harry Kane can drop deep or play as a classic No 9 and will mix it up depending on the opponent or the state of the game, writes Jacob Steinberg in Frankfurt.
Early team news
Danish coach Kasper Hjulmand has a full complement of players to choose from and may select the same team that started against Slovenia. Assuming Christian Eriksen features today, the midfielder will equal Simon Kjaer’s record number of 132 appearances for Denmark, but if the Milan defender gets a run-out off the bench, he will once again nose ahead on to 133.
Gareth Southgate has no injury concerns but will almost certainly be aware of the fabled “clamour” that greeted England’s win against Serbia. On the back of one workmanlike victory, assorted armchair managers have called for Phil Foden to be dropped and Trent Alexander-Arnold to be replaced in midfield, so we’ll find out in due course if England’s head coach shares their view. For what it’s wortth, I fully expect both players to start.
Group C: Denmark v England
To the Frankfurt Arena, where a win for England will guarantee their progress to the knockout stages with a group game to spare. Following their win over Serbia in Stuttgart, a victory that wasn’t hugely convincing but got those all important three points on the board, they face a Denmark team who weren’t massively impressive when drawing their opener against Slovenia. We’ll find out which, if either team will find it within themselves to up their game from 5pm (BST) but in the meantime we’ll have plenty of team news and build-up.
