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Denmark 0-0 England

6. Kyle Walker is the latest to give away possession…

…but the right-back quickly makes amends by winning the ball straight back.

Denmark 0-0 England

5. Demark enjoy a spell of possession.

Andersen tries his luck with a cross from the right, dealt with by Guehi, before Eriksen and Kristiansen take over on the opposite flank.

Denmark 0-0 England

3. England’s passing hasn’t been too crisp in the opening minutes.

Trent Alexander-Arnold, in particular, has been sloppy in possession on a couple of occasions.

Denmark 0-0 England

2. The first shot of the game comes from the right foot of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, outside the box and straight at Jordan Pickford.

Not many people would have had the Tottenham midfielder down as the first player to register an attempt.

Kick-off – Denmark v England

1. Peeeeeeep! Portuguese referee Artur Soares Dias blows his whistle, and Bukayo Saka gets the match underway with a pass all the way back to Jordan Pickford.

The start was held up momentarily as the sides swapped ends, and the players stood for a minute’s applause in memory of the recently passed Gerhard Aigner.

Here come the two teams!

Here we go!

The England players are made to wait in the tunnel area for a couple of minutes, but eventually their opponents and the officials arrive to queue their entrance out on to the Frankfurt pitch.

It’s a sea of red and white inside the stadium amid an atmosphere that has been building for the past couple of hours.

The national anthems are belted out with gusto in front of the watching Prince of Wales, who is stood next to the King of Denmark.

The formalities are almost over. The football is upon us.

Don’t bank on goals galore

England fans have been asking for more excitement after a somewhat uninspired opener against Serbia.

But if recent history with the Danes is anything to go by, today won’t be the fixture that brings the drama.

There have only been five goals scored in the last four meetings between Denmark (2) and England (3) in all competitions.

Countdown to kick-off

There are just ten minutes until the action gets underway at the Frankfurt Arena…

…and fans of both countries are busy preparing for the action.

Live from the Frankfurt Arena

As predicted, Gareth Southgate has stuck with the same starting 11.

Some fans I met in the centre of Frankfurt wanted Conor Gallagher in for Trent Alexander-Arnold and another winger to be given a chance in place of Phil Foden.

But to abandon the TAA midfield experiment after one game would have been ridiculous. Either you think it can work and you are willing to give him a chance to show it can, or you don’t. One tournament-level game is not enough to decide.

As SunSport columnist Jack Wilshere explained, Foden’s effectiveness was hit the hardest by the way England played in the second half. He was forced into a wide role in what was effectively a 4-5-1 formation, and that is not his game at all.

The Three Lions looked like a team destined to go out in the quarter finals in their opening game. But tournaments aren’t won in the group stage.

Denmark make one change from the side that conceded a late-ish equaliser against Slovenia. Joakim Maehle comes in for Alexander Bah at right wing-back.

An England win would seal top spot in the group and a last 16 game in Gelsenkirchen on June 30.

Euro return for hero Eriksen

As horror unfolded at Euro 2020, many feared that we would never see Christian Eriksen on a football pitch again.

Yet the Denmark hero has fought back from the cardiac arrest he suffered in Copenhagen to again cement himself as the most important part of his nation’s team.

This evening, he will his 132nd international appearance, equalling Simon Kjaer for the most caps won by a Danish player.

The 32-year-old scored his first ever goal at a European Championship during their 1-1 draw with Slovenia, and also showed just how dangerous he is at set-plays.

Eriksen created seven chances from set-pieces during Sunday’s match the most by a player in a European Championship fixture since Gary McAllister for Scotland against Germany in 1992 (8).

Southgate calls for continuity

England head coach Gareth Southgate has explained his reasonings for naming an unchanged team to face Denmark, calling for continuity as his side grows into the tournament.

However, the Three Lions boss also acknowledged that he will need to call on his substitutes, both today and as the competition progresses.

With Trent Alexander-Arnold playing in central midfield again, Southgate wants the Liverpool man to unleash his full capabalities.

We needed to check on all the players but wanted the continuity. We know we did some things very well and some things we want to get better at. There are guys who are training well and pushing, and we’ll need fresh legs at some point. I want [Trent Alexander-Arnold] to do the things he’s really good at. The range of passes he has, the ability to unlock defences, I think he did a lot well on Sunday and if he can add that final moment he can cause Denmark a lot of problems.

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How the sides shape up

Trippier brings up half-century

There were slight concerns when he went down with cramp late on in Sunday’s game against Serbia, but Kieran Trippier has been declared fit enough to face Denmark tonight – and in doing so will make his 50th appearance for the senior England side.

At 33 years and 275 days, the Newcastle man becomes the third-oldest outfield player to reach a half-century of caps for the Three Lions after Stanley Matthews (41y 301d) and Teddy Sheringham (36y 74d).

Decent company, that.

England odds-on for success

The Three Lions famously needed a Harry Kane penalty rebound in extra-time to beat Denmark in the semi-finals of Euro 2020, but the bookies expect no such difficulties this time around.

• Denmark win 23/5
• Draw 13/5
• England win 8/11

Odds from BetMGM correct at time of post publication.

Southgate sticks with same side

It doesn’t happen often, but Gareth Southgate has shown he is happy to go with the same XI that started against Serbia on Sunday.

In fact, in his 97 games in charge of England, Southgate has named an unchanged starting XI on just five occasions.

Each of of the previous four instances all came at World Cups, twice in 2018 and then twice again in 2022.

Maehle one change for Danes

Kasper Hjulmand makes just one change as his Denmark squad prepare to take on England in Frankfurt.

The head coach welcomes back Joakim Maehle – such an impressive performer at Euro 2020 – and he will take over at right wing-back from Alexander Bah.

With Simon Kjaer only named on the bench, Kasper Schmeichel continues as captain while Manchester United pair Christian Eriksen and Rasmund Hojlund play in attack with Jonas Wind.

Denmark (3-4-1-2): 1 Schmeichel; 2 Andersen, 6 Christiansen, 3 Vestergaard; 5 Maehle, 21 Hjulmand, 23 Højbjerg, 17 Kristiansen; 10 Eriksen; 9 Hojlund, 19 Wind

Subs: 16 Hermansen, 22 Ronnow, 4 Kjaer, 7 Jensen, 11 Skov Olsen, 12 Dolberg, 13 Jorgensen, 14 Damsgaard, 15 Norgaard, 18 Bah, 20 Poulsen, 24 Dreyer, 25 Kristensen, 26 Bruun Larsen

Lions stay top thanks to Luka

The final whistle has just been blown in Munich where – just seconds earlier – Luka Jovic had headed a 90+6th minute equalise to earn Serbia a 1-1 draw with Slovenia.

The draw means England stay top of Group C ahead of the imminent fixture with Denmark, and should Gareth Southgate’s side now win, they will seal their place in the Last 16 as group winners.

Stats disprove Southgate critics

We’re not creative enough, we’re not positive enough.

Gareth Southgate has had an increasing number of critics across social media with each tournament that he takes charge of England at.

But the statistics show that the Three Lions score more goals with him in charge at either a World Cup or European Championship than they ever did under another manager.

Southgate oversaw his 20th match at a major tournament as England beat Serbia 1-0 on Saturday, becoming just the 16th national team manager to reach the milestone.

Across those 20 games, his sides have scored at an average of 1.9 per 90 minutes.

Lions ready to roar…

…and make history.

After the 1-0 win against Serbia in their opening Group C match at Euro 2024, England are targeting another success which would see them do something they have done before – and that’s win both of their first two matches at a European Championship.

Update from around the grounds…

Slovenia have opened the scoring against Serbia with 20 minutes to go.

Zan Karnicnik’s goal means that Matjaz Kek’s side go top of Group C ahead of England’s clash against Denmark later.

How it stands:

1 Slovenia – 4pts*

2 England – 3pts

3 Denmark – 1pts

4 Serbia – 0pts

Denmark fans taunt England supporters with cheeky chant

Danish fans have made a cheeky dig at England ahead of the vital Euro 2024 clash.

England face Denmark today in their second Group C match of the tournament.

A win at the Deutsche Bank Park for Gareth Southgate’s side would guarantee a spot in the last-16.

While English fans are getting excited about the team’s prospects in the tournament, the Danes have decided to try and bring them down a peg.

A video has emerged online of the Scandinavian fans marching down a street chanting: “England, England, it’s never coming home.”

The taunt is a play on the famous 1996 song Three Lions by David Baddiel, Frank Skinner, and The Lightning Seeds.