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Euro 2024: Southgate defends Foden, Denmark v England buildup and Scotland reaction – live

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In Euros adjacent news … this is my sort of friendly.

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Paul MacInnes

Paul MacInnes

If you are looking for solid advice about how to not get into trouble in Frankfurt, then Paul MacInnes has the answer.

As Frankfurt prepares to host England’s European Championship fixture against Denmark, a piece of stern advice has been issued to supporters: do not jump in the river Main.

The idea of hurling yourself into a tributary of the Rhine is unlikely to be at the forefront of many people’s thinking, especially given the dismal weather that has so for characterised the tournament in Germany. But fans did so at the 2006 World Cup, when England last played in the city, and authorities are leaving no stone unturned in making sure this game passes off without incident.

We have not had enough criticism of officials thus far.

Get in the mood for England v Denmark with plenty of hot Three Lions content.

Very reassuring for England fans.

3 – England are unbeaten in their previous three meetings with Denmark at major tournaments (W2 D1), with their only goal conceded against them coming from Mikkel Damsgaard’s free-kick at EURO 2020. Favourites. #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/gyKhgTLzPh

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 20, 2024

Billy Gilmour got the call yesterday. Barney Ronay looked at how the Brighton and Scotland midfielder performed.

Naturally, we could sit here all day and discuss whether Gareth Southgate will make any changes but we all know he will not. Luckily, we are all smarter than the average England football manager. What changes would you make? I think a fit Luke Shaw would make a difference, other than that the main thing is to give Phil Foden time to settle into this role to give him the best chance of making a difference come the knockout rounds.

I was on holiday last week and watched England v Serbia in the hotel bar with Everton’s James Tarkowski, Hampshire and England cricketer James Vince and – last but not least – Harrogate Town’s James Belshaw.

It begs the question: have you ever watched a football match with a professional sportsman? Email in.

And catch up with yesterday’s games in the form of the written word.

Croatia v Albania

Hungary v Germany

Scotland v Switzerland

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Preamble

England are playing later! Will they manage to build on their tedious win over Serbia? Will Gareth Southgate make any changes? Will every pass be aimed at Jude Bellingham? So many questions to answers and it is literally hours until kick off against Denmark.

As well as looking ahead to Denmark v England, we will review what happened in yesterday’s fixtures. Scotland gave themselves a boost by drawing with Switzerland, while Albania and Croatia played out a classic. Germany showed they mean business with a victory over a much-improved Hungary, too.

The slightly tough sell of Slovenia v Serbia starts the day at 2pm BST before England and Denmark take to the pitch. Thursday’s most exciting game – and tournament so far – sees Italy take on Spain this evening. The Spanish cruised against Croatia in their opening fixture, while Italy battled to defeat Albania. It will be interesting to see how this match will go.

Today’s fixtures (all times BST):

Group C
Slovenia v Serbia 2pm
Denmark v England 5pm

Group B
Spain v Italy 8pm

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