England make it to Euro 2020 finals 2-1

LONDON: A penalty rebound converted by Harry Kane gave England a deserved 2-1 win over Denmark in Wednesday’s Euro 2020 semi-final to set up a home showpiece against Italy on Sunday.

Kane saw his 104th minute penalty - controversially not overturned by video review despite Raheem Sterling going down under minimal contact from Joakim Maehle - saved by Kasper Schmeichel but made no mistake with his second attempt.

England have ended a 55-year wait to reach a major final and one more win will end the same drought since their one and only trophy, the 1966 World Cup - also lifted at Wembley.Denmark’s fairytale run since the collapse of Christen Eriksen with cardiac arrest in their opening game ended despite Mikkel Damsgaard’s brilliant free kick giving them a 30th minute lead.

But Simon Kjaer’s own goal levelled matters before the break and with England dominant, the winner was a matter of time in coming even if Denmark survived the initial 90 minutes.

The influential Sterling cut in from the right and tumbled but was well on the way to the ground even before he was grazed by Maehle. Contact, however slight, was enough to convince the review the decision was not clearly mistaken and Kane took full advantage for his fourth goal of the tournament.