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Denmark expects to be outnumbered, not outplayed at Wembley

July 5, 2021
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Outnumbered in the stands, not outplayed on the field.

That is the expectation of Denmark’s players ahead of their European Championship semifinal match against England at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday.

Entry restrictions to Britain amid the pandemic are stopping Danish fans from traveling to London from abroad to cheer on their team at English soccer’s national stadium. Only Danish people already in England, or who live in England, can buy a ticket from the country’s allocation of about 5,800 from an expected capacity of 60,000 spectators.

Denmark midfielder Christian Norgaard is gearing up for a “hostile environment” at Wembley. That, though, might not be such a bad thing.

“They’ll get wild support,” Norgaard said. “But maybe they’ll turn on their own team if things don’t go well for them.

“There is pressure on them,” he added in Danish newspaper BT. “We can play more freely. We have always been able to do that, but we also have expectations of ourselves. We believe we can deliver something.”