Football EM: Pictures of the semi-finals between England and Denmark

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In front of Wembley Stadium, fans of the Three Lions excitedly got in the mood for the semi-finals and hoped that their national team would make use of the invaluable home advantage.

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2/15

Small the movement.

The importance is great.

As a continuation of the Black Lives Matter movement, the English players knelt shortly before kick-off and thus set an example against racism.

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3/15

The

surprise of the EM was

that Denmark was one of the remaining, alongside Italy, Spain and England

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Against the background of the drama about Christian Eriksen, this success cannot be rated highly enough.

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4/15

The first shot on goal of the game came from Raheem Sterling, who is considered a hot candidate for the title of "Player of the Tournament".

Because it shouldn't have been the Manchester City player's last action.

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5/15

It was not only tight among the 65,000 spectators in the stands, but also on the field when the Danish players gathered in the English goal area in eager anticipation of a corner kick.

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6/15

Unbeaten and without conceding, the English strolled through this event with goalkeeper Jordan Pickford so far.

That changed after half an hour, because ...

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7/15

... the 21-year-old Mikkel Damsgaard ensured another premiere at this European Championship with the first directly converted free kick.

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8/15

But the Danish cheerfulness was short-lived: Sterling and Simon Kjaer rushed into a low cross from Bukayo Saka.

The Danish defender restored the starting position with the 11th own goal of the tournament.

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9/15

Big game, big guys: England's Harry Kane and Denmark's Jannik Vestergaard in an aerial duel.

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10/15

Kasper Schmeichel has spent his entire professional career in England.

In his self-proclaimed "second home" he had to stretch several times - like here in the 65th minute after a header from Harry Maguire.

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Sterling was initially harassed by Joakim Maehle, after Mathias Jensen intervened, Sterling quickly fell to the ground.

The whistle sounded - and the tough decision still existed after a video check.

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12/15

Kane stepped confidently to the ominous point, but Schmeichel parried at first.

The English captain pushed the rebound for the fourth goal of the tournament, ...

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13/15

... before he was buried under his teammates.

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14/15

In 1992 it was enough for Denmark to win the title.

Kasper Hjulmand, dressed completely in black, led his team to the first EM semifinals in almost three decades.

The last chapter in this soccer fairy tale remains blank.

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15/15

Gareth Southgate has been in office for four and a half years and has been critically monitored by the public and the English press for just as long.

At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Southgate led the national team to the semi-finals.

Now he has made history: England are in a European Championship final for the first time.

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