Euro 2024: Southgate defends Foden, Denmark v England buildup and Scotland reaction – live | Euro 2024
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As Frankfurt prepares to host England’s European Championship match against Denmarka strict advisory has been issued to supporters: do not jump into the River Main.
The idea of throwing yourself into a tributary of the Rhine is unlikely to be at the forefront of many people’s minds, especially given the dreary weather that characterized the tournament in Germany. But fans did at the 2006 World Cup when England last played in the city and the authorities are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that this game goes off without incident.
So far we have not had enough criticism of officials.
Get in the mood for England v Denmark with plenty of hot content from the Three Lions.
Very reassuring for England fans.
3 – England are unbeaten in their previous three meetings with Denmark at major tournaments (W2 D1), with their only goal conceded against them coming from a Mikel Damsgaard free-kick at EURO 2020. Favourites. #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/gyKhgTLzPh
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 20, 2024
Billy Gilmore got the call yesterday. Barney Rooney took a look at how the Brighton and Scotland midfielder is performing.
Naturally, we could sit here all day debating whether Gareth Southgate will make any changes, but we all know he won’t. Fortunately, we are all smarter than the average England football manager. What changes would you make? I think a fit Luke Shaw will make the difference, but the main thing is to give Phil Foden time to step into that role to give him the best chance to make the difference in the knockout rounds .
I was on holiday last week and watched England v Serbia in the hotel bar with Everton’s James Tarkowski, Hampshire and England cricketer James Vince and – last but not least – Harrogate Town’s James Belshaw.
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And catch up on yesterday’s games in the form of the written word.
Croatia vs Albania
Hungary vs. Germany
Scotland v Switzerland
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Preamble
England play later! Will they be able to build on their boring win over Serbia? Will Gareth Southgate make any changes? Will every pass go to Jude Bellingham? So many questions to answer and literally hours to go until the match with Denmark.
As well as looking ahead to Denmark v England, we’ll review what happened in yesterday’s matches. Scotland gave themselves a boost by drawing with Switzerland, while Albania and Croatia played out classics. Germany also showed they are serious with a win over a much-improved Hungary.
A bit of a tough sell for Slovenia against Serbia kicks off the day at 14:00 BST before England and Denmark take to the field. Thursday’s most exciting game – and the tournament so far – sees Italy take on Spain tonight. The Spaniards struggled against Croatia in their opening match, while Italy struggled to beat Albania. It will be interesting to see how this match goes.
Today’s fixtures (all times BST):
Group C
Slovenia vs Serbia 14:00
Denmark v England 5:00 p.m
Group B
Spain v Italy 20:00
