England! Come on
ENGLAND VS DENMARK: TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT - WILL ENGLAND MAKE EUROS HISTORY?
A SUPERMARKET is showing its support for England by spelling out ‘It’s coming home’ on pizzas.
And another pizza, sporting a football shirt-styled topping with England captain Harry Kane’s name, has also been pictured at the Asda branch at Bedminster.
England take on Denmark at Wembley in their semi-final clash tonight.
The game will be shown live on ITV1, but for those who want the atmosphere of a buzzing pub during the most important games, there are plenty of options.
Many fans have already booked places at pubs, while others are only accepting walk-ups.
For a list of pubs where you can watch the match, go to the BristolLive website.
HARRY Kane insists he was unaffected by his goalless start to Euro 2020 as he aims to continue his scoring streak in tonight’s semi-final against Denmark (8pm).
The Three Lions skipper drew a blank in the first four games and was questioned in some quarters before returning to form. He struck the second goal in the last-16 win over Germany before scoring a brace in the 4-0 quarter-final victory against Ukraine on Saturday.
The win in Rome has set up a last-four clash with Denmark at Wembley, where a goal for Kane would see him draw level on 10 with Gary Lineker as England’s leading goalscorer in major tournaments.
Despite the criticism aimed at him following a slow start to the finals, Kane revealed his self-belief never wavered.
“I have kind of had to do that my whole career since I was a kid,” he said when asked about proving his doubters wrong.
“I’ve had to prove people wrong to get to where I am now. I have full belief in who I am as a player and what I can do on the pitch, what I do to help the team.
“It’s not so much about proving other people wrong. It’s about proving to myself again that I am as good as I can be, I can score at any level, I’ve done it at any stage.
“When you go three or four games without scoring, you want to score and put that to bed and at a major tournament it gets heightened even more but the fact that I have so much self-belief in myself and my team, I don’t really let that stuff affect me.
“Of course when you score in a big game, it is natural the emotions come out and you feel free and a lot of people then say it kick-starts you to score a couple in the quarterfinal. Whether I score or don’t score I always feel I am ready for the next opportunity. It’s great that I am scoring now and obviously a big semi-final to come but I’ll be the same player if I scored or didn’t score.”
Kane could become just the second England skipper to lead the nation into a major final - if they can beat Denmark tonight.
While he understands the weight of such an achievement, the Tottenham striker is not getting ahead of himself. “The next game is always the toughest game,” he told BBC Radio 5Live.
“We did great against Germany and got a great result - but the next toughest game was Ukraine and we did well in that game.
“So now the next hardest game is Denmark. We are playing for the chance to play in a European Championship final and Denmark have been on a great run since the first couple of games.”
❝ It’s not so much about proving other people wrong. It’s about proving to myself again that I am as good as I can be