Euro 2020: England Into First Major Final For The Time In 55-Years

Euro 2020: England Into First Major Final For The Time In 55-Years By Omolagba Oluwayemi The English National team popularly known as the Three Lions on Wednesday evening booked their place in the final of the 2021 UEFA Euro Championship beating Denmark 2-1 after the extra time to set up a final date with Italy, BSNSports.com.ng reports. It is England's first major men's final since 1966 when they won the FIFA World Cup and this is the first time in their history that they will be making it to Final of Euros. Damsgaard gave Denmark the lead in the 30th minutes but an own goal by the Danish captain, Kjaer nine minutes later levelled proceedings for England. The match ended in a 1-1- draw after the regulation time and when in the dying minutes of the first-half extra time, Harry Kane powered in a rebound from his initial penalty miss to send England to the final. England will now face a highly determined Italian side in the final to be played at Wembley on Sunday my 8pm. Italy earlier on Tuesday defeated Spain 4-2 on penalties in the first semi-final of the ongoing European Championship. The Azzurri got pecked back by Alvaro Morata 20 minutes after they'd taken the lead through Chiesa and despite the pressure mounted on them by the Spaniards, the Italian held on till the end and eventually won on penalties.