England Face Denmark In The Euro 2020 Semi-Finals This Evening At Wembly, The Winner To Face Italy



England Face Denmark In The Euro 2020 Semi-Finals This

England fans throughout the country are already piling into pubs and bars as the country awaits tonight's blockbuster Euro 2020 semi-final in opposition to Denmark at Wembley.

Gareth Southgate's guys face the Danes at 8pm with the winners going on to face Italy in the final on Sunday - in what would be England's largest game since 1966.

The nation is right behind the Three Lions, with 30 million anticipated to tune in on TV, as well as 60,000 at the stadium. Top tier tickets for the clash are being re-sold for up to £6,500 each on 'touting' websites, MailOnline has found.

The Duke of Cambridge, who is president of the Football Association, will be amongst those inside the ground to watch the match, which will be the first time the men's team has made it to the semi-final of a European Championship since an ill-fated penalty shoot-out defeat to Germany at Euro 96.

Fans up and down the country shared photos of themselves wearing England shirts and waistcoats as they started work this morning, whilst supporters lined up outside Box Park in Wembley and flocked to bars 9 hours before kick-off.

Around 6.8 million pints are anticipated to be poured, with the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) saying that followers will purchase 50,000 pints a minute over the course of the match.

One fan even shared a picture of his companion in labour as he drove them to hospital, with the caption: 'Mrs is currently in labour - reckon I'll be out in time for tonight?'

And former England captain Wayne Rooney confirmed he was ready for the clash, waking up his kids by blaring Three Lions via his residence this morning.

Expectations are high, with England favourites to attain Sunday's final at Wembley. However, the Danes are expected to provide a stern test, with the team riding a wave of emotion after the heart-wrenching collapse of Christian Eriksen in their first match.And one assured Danish paper made reference to the Vikings this morning, writing: 'We plundered you before, we are going to do it again.'

Danish ambassador Lars Thuesen was additionally optimistic and stated today: 'We have a lot of songs and we have organized all of them, we know them by heart because our flag is red and white. So we are red and white, we are Danish dynamite.

'I do not think we are the underdogs. We have a quite good chance there and we also have a pretty good record.'

Mr Thuesen stated 8,000 Danish people living in the UK will be amongst the Wembley crowd on Wednesday, with numbers restricted due to travel restrictions.

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