- 60,000 supporters due at Wembley for Euro 2020 semi
- Danish ambassador to UK says 8,000 Danes expected
England football supporters are limbering up to roar their team to victory in their Euro 2020 semi-final, knowing a win will take them to within touching distance of major silverware for the first time in more than half a century.
Fans are expected to get through nearly 10 million pints in pubs and beer gardens on Wednesday evening, while the majority of the 60,000 supporters inside Wembley for the semi-final showdown with Denmark will hope to create a typically partisan atmosphere. The Duke of Cambridge, who is president of the Football Association, will be among 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 their ill-fated penalty shootout defeat to Germany at Euro 96.
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