HARRY KANE has qualified England for the Euro 2020 final, ending a 55-year wait. The English will have needed 120 minutes to finally get their ticket to the final, thanks to a penalty converted in two steps by Harry Kane. England qualified for the Euro final by winning their semi-final against Denmark (2-1 ap) on Wednesday. The decision was made on a penalty during the extra time.
The man of the match: Harry Kane. His difficult beginning of Euro is behind him. The English center forward was again incredibly good tonight when he was found by his partners. He made differences with the ball at his feet and perfectly launched Saka, on a marvelous pass in depth, for the English equalization. In extra time, he offered the qualification to his team by scoring his penalty in two steps. Involved in both goals, the captain showed the way again!
England will play the final of the Euro in its home of Wembley! The Three Lions won the right to play Italy in the final game of the tournament by beating Denmark (2-1 ap) on Wednesday. The Danes were heroic, but they lost a penalty in the extra time. Damsgaard regales, Kjaer misses! The control was long Danish during the first half. However, the English had started the game well. The high pressure and the direct play of the Three Lions bothered the Scandinavians in the first minutes of the game. But after Sterling’s shot into Schmeichel’s gloves and Kane’s attempt over the top, the Danes gradually gained the upper hand at Wembley by imposing a pressure that prevented England from building their game.
The extra time was physically difficult for Denmark. Kasper Hjulmand’s players were only defending by pushing back the English waves that were breaking in the Danish surface. Schmeichel, always brilliant on Kane and Grealish’s attempts, had to finally lose on a penalty, very generous, scored in two times by Kane (2-1, 105th). Despite a good reaction, the Danes lacked the juice to come back to the score. They will not have to be ashamed of their superb Euro!
La prolongation était physiquement difficile pour le Danemark. Les joueurs de Kasper Hjulmand ne faisaient que défendre en repoussant les vagues anglaises qui déferlaient dans la surface danoise. Schmeichel, toujours aussi brillant sur des tentatives de Kane et Grealish, devait finalement s’incliner sur un penalty, très généreux, marqué en deux temps par Kane (2-1, 105e). Malgré une belle réaction, les Danois ont manqué de jus pour revenir au score. Ils n’auront pas à rougir de leur superbe Euro !
Raheem Sterling looks back on the disputed penalty
In extra time against Denmark, Raheem Sterling provoked the penalty, converted in two steps by Harry Kane, which sent England to the final of the Euro. A contentious phase because the slow-motion footage did not show any contact on the Manchester City player. “There is clearly a foul,” Sterling assured ITV after the match.
“I went into the box, he stretched his leg, and it was an obvious penalty,” said the Manchester City player. “It’s a major performance. We had to dig deep; it was the first time we conceded a goal in the Euro. We were able to equalize and we knew we would have to be patient. With the legs we have in the team, the aggression, the power, we knew we could outplay them.”
