ENGLAND PRESS CONFERENCE: Denmark game preview | Gareth Southgate and Kyle Walker
Denmark vs England
INSIGHTS
Pre Match
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This will be the fourth encounter between Denmark and England at a major tournament, across the UEFA EURO (3) and FIFA World Cup (1). Denmark have so far won none of the previous three meetings (D1 L2), scoring only one goal in the process, Mikkel Damsgaard’s free-kick in the semi-final of EURO 2020.
2
There have only been five goals scored in the last four meetings between Denmark (2) and England (3) in all competitions.
3
Denmark have won just one of their last six group stage games at the UEFA European Championship (D1 L4), beating Russia 4-1 in EURO 2020 to ensure qualification to the round of 16.
4
Denmark completed 583 passes and enjoyed a 89% passing accuracy in their 1-1 draw against Slovenia on MD1, both record highs for the Danes that Opta has on record (since 1980) at the European Championship.
5
England won 1-0 against Serbia in their opening match at EURO 2024. The Three Lions have never won their opening two matches at a European Championship tournament.
