England vs Denmark LIVE: Final score as Southgate gives blunt verdict after Three Lions booed at Euro 2024
Harry Kane gave England the lead before Southgate’s side dropped off with Denmark hitting back to secure a point in Frankfurt
England were far from convincing in a 1-1 draw with Denmark on Thursday, even if it likely ensured advancing to the round of 16 at the European Championship.
Harry Kane gave England another fast start at Euro 2024, scoring it the 18th minute, but the captain was substituted off in the second half as the team faded. England coach Gareth Southgate removed his forward line in a triple substitution with 25 minutes to play.
Denmark leveled in the 34th when Morten Hjulmand fired in a powerful low shot from long distance, after Kane gave away the ball in defense. The Danes made England look ragged in the second half, attacking the end from where English fans’ anxiety and jeers increased late in the game. England has four points from two games, after edging past Serbia 1-0 in its first match.
That points tally always has been enough to advance in the 24-team Euros format. Still, England can finish in any position from first to third in the Group C standings after playing unbeaten Slovenia next Tuesday.
Slovenia drew 1-1 with Serbia earlier Thursday, four days after getting the same result against Denmark. Serbia and Denmark also play Tuesday evening. Relive all the action and reaction from England v Denmark below:
FT England 1-1 Denmark
Post-match reaction from England’s Kyle Walker: "It's tournament football, this is a good Denmark team. We've not lost, we conceded a great strike from outside the box.
“We set off really well, but we didn't see the game out. We're top of the group, so let's move on.
“It's a game. You sense the game and feeling. You go off of that. We've got enough up front to score goals, listen, let's take a well-deserved point.
“No [Southgate did not instruct us to sit off], not at all, the manager has expressed he wants us to play attacking football. Sometimes you have to manage the game. It's not a walkthrough. It's tough.
“We know we can do better but we're top of the group. They will know, as individuals, we've got another gear, but we've not lost a game."
FT England 1-1 Denmark
Group C standings:
England - 4 points
Denmark - 2 points
Slovenia - 2 points
Serbia - 1 point
With one game left to play England are in the best position and just need to avoid a defeat to Slovenia to make it into the knockout rounds. A win will see them finish at the top of the group too.
FT England 1-1 Denmark
Rio Ferdinand reacting to England’s draw: “There’s so much room for improvement. It concerns me when we have the standard of players we’ve got. The players don’t look like the same players they do for the clubs, it happened in my generation.
“Foden’s not playing in his best position and isn’t playing well.”
FT England 1-1 Denmark
Micah Richards gives his reaction to the result on BBC One: “For England the balance wasn’t there and that was the difference between the two sides. They need to sort that out as the further they progress in this tournament the more difficult things will get”
Full-time! England 1-1 Denmark
90+3 mins: Damage limitations. England sneak a point against a better more proactive Denmark side. The Three Lions remain top of Group C but their performances over these two matches have been shocking.
As soon as they come up against better opposition they’ll crumble at this rate for being too passive and timid.
The whistle goes and England follow their opening win with a draw. They’ll now need a positive result against Slovenia to qualify for the round of 16.
England 1-1 Denmark
90 mins: Three minutes of added time to play.
England 1-1 Denmark
89 mins: Gareth Southgate is trying to get him team to calm down. They’re still skittish and nervous which is emphasised by Pickford booting the ball out of play from a goal kick.
England try to play out from the back but are pressed and Rice gets lucky as a deflected pass is turned out for a throw in.
England 1-1 Denmark
86 mins: England will be pleased to get out of this match with a draw. They’ve been woeful tonight and Denmark should have punished them more.
There’s still plenty of time for either team to score a winner. Gallagher is fouled in the middle of the pitch. Can England muster something from here?
England 1-1 Denmark
83 mins: England pass back again and Marc Guehi is left on his own, he loses the ball to Alexander Bah but drives into the penalty area. As he looks for the square pass Guehi manages to get back and deflects the ball out for a corner.
The set piece is swung into the area and drops for a Danish shirt before getting hooked over the top.
England 1-1 Denmark
80 mins: 10 minutes plus stoppage time to play in Frankfurt. England haven’t gelled today, they’ve looked disjointed and uninventive throughout the match.
Kyle Walker throws the ball back into play but Conor Gallagher goes backwards, England are then forced to play long and lose possession.
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