The only player from England to provide the team greater opportunities today was Trent Alexander-Arnold.

 

 

 

 

 

After 54 minutes, he was removed…

France and England play to a dull draw as Euro 2024 drags on

Harry Kane gave the Three Lions an early lead, but Morten Hjulmand’s spectacular equaliser gave Denmark a draw, giving Gareth Southgate a mountain of work ahead of him.The other Group C match saw Serbia pull off a stunning 1-1 draw with Slovenia; hence, a victory for The Three Lions would ensure their place in the knockout stage.Although Denmark appears to be England’s most formidable group stage rival, the English have never won their opening two matches at a European Championship.Despite criticism following their 1-0 first-round victory over Serbia, Southgate persisted with his starting lineup, and Denmark’s Kasper Hjulmand made just one change to the starting lineup that featured several elite Premier League players.There was little open play in the first several minutes as both teams got used to the very sophisticated “Sunday League” pitch.It seems that Kyle Walker sustained an injury from the turf, but fortunately, the recovery only required new boots.Phil Foden had a terrific run into the penalty area as the English got into gear, but his follow-up attempt flew high over the crossbar. Still, the match went on, and before long, the winning goal was scored.Walker made a wild dash into the penalty area and nicked the ball away from a half-awake Victor Kristiansen, setting up captain Kane for a brilliant finish.But then the darkest worries of the devotees materialised. As in their last game against Serbia, England did not make the most of their advantage and instead allowed the Danes to acquire confidence as they sat deep and lost composure.Kane’s valiant performance came to an end in the 34th minute when he foolishly lost possession of the ball following a throw-in. Hjulmand took advantage of the circumstances and struck the bottom left corner with a powerful long-range strike.