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On the bill: England-Denmark
Three and a half weeks after England made the tournament debut, Jordan Pickford still has clean gloves. The Three Lions goalkeeper did not concede a single goal against Croatia (1-0), Scotland (0-0), Czech Republic (1-0), Germany (2-0) and Ukraine (4-0). The selection of Gareth Southgate is a favorite on Wednesday against Denmark in the semifinals, in his den at Wembley.
Between the fear of seeing Christian Eriksen die on the lawn of the Parken Stadium, the miraculous qualification for the eighth acquired against Russia (4-1) and a momentum that led him to beat Wales (4-0) and the Czech Republic (2-1), this Denmark has already known everything. Everything except lifting the trophy, which would increase the splendor of its history tenfold. “During these last four weeks, we have lived the emotions of a lifetime”, testified the Danish coach, Kasper Hjulmand, in a press conference.
England-Denmark, Wednesday July 6 at 9 p.m. at Wembley Stadium, on M6 and BeIN Sports 1 and to follow live on Lemonde.fr
Euro star: Kasper Schmeichel
His father, Peter Schmeichel, guarded the Danish cages during the incredible feat of Euro 1992. Twenty-nine years later, his son, Kasper, succeeded him. If he carried this surname for a long time as a burden – “This last name certainly does not help me”, He confided in 2014 in an interview with the BBC – the Leicester doorman has now made a name for himself.
Before the semi-final, his father, a former Manchester United legend, summoned his memories to talk about his son, in an interview with ITV: “I’m sure he would feel the same as me, that it’s still a new challenge.” And to continue: “I think he will think of one thing is that the last time Denmark played in the Euro semi-finals, we won on penalties. So he can be inspired by it. “
Schmeichel son, he wanted to warn the English, considered by many to be the favorites: “You have to realize that you are playing a good team when you reach the semi-final. We can be a danger to anyone. “
It happened yesterday:
Italy-Spain (1-1, 4-2 tab). A clash between two heavyweights of European football. After a first period in the form of an observation round, the two selections were delivered without counting in the second act. The Italian Chiesa is the first to find the opening (60e) with a nice shot from the curled right leaving goalkeeper Unai Simon in place. Ten minutes before the end of the match, Morata gives hope to the Spaniards, at the conclusion of an attack to be shown in all football schools. Extension. La Roja multiplies the highlights, the Nazionale responds in the last minutes. The penalty shootout will see the unfortunate Morata miss his attempt, and send the Transalpines to the Euro final to hope for a new continental title. Fifty-three years that a whole country has been waiting for him.
Meanwhile… a good dose of “joga bonito”
# CopaAmérica 🏆 Neymar, Paquetá, Casemiro: Brasil 🇧🇷 à magia pura e tiki-taka ✨⚽🎩 🇧🇷 Brasil 🆚 Perú 🇵🇪… https://t.co/rc9IkRQoWC
On the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, Brazil qualified for the Copa América final by beating Peru 1-0 thanks to a goal from Lucas Paqueta, on an assist from Neymar. The midfielder of Olympique Lyonnais and the striker of Paris-Saint-Germain made their opponents dizzy with in particular this double one-two which is tasted even better in slow motion and on an air of Latin music.
A very pretty drawing for a talented recruit. PSG announced on Tuesday, via an animated image on Twitter, the signing of right-back Achraf Hakimi from Inter Milan. Fairly fragile in this sector of the game for several years, the Parisian club signed, against a check for 60 million euros, a great blow with the arrival of the Moroccan international. The story does not say if the designer has put on a drawing of the Spaniard Sergio Ramos, who would be close to signing him also to PSG.
Appreciate the talent! ✍️🎨 https://t.co/gQqEoqLrPh
Corner of blue sky: racist tweets against the Blues
Tweets that could get expensive. The Paris prosecutor’s office announced Tuesday, July 6, to investigate since June 30 the wave of racist messages broadcast on the social network targeting certain players of the France team after their elimination from the Euro. This investigation, opened for “public insult of a racist nature” follows reports of hateful tweets transmitted by the Pharos platform – the French government’s digital tool for reporting illegal content and behavior on the net – to the anti-crime center. online hatred of the prosecution, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The new president of the single community of Martinique, Serge Letchimy, wrote on June 30 to the Minister of Justice Eric Dupond-Moretti to condemn “Abusive, racist remarks against football player Kylian Mbappé”. The chosen one referred in particular to a tweet that insulted the PSG striker, whose missed goal against Switzerland had resulted in the elimination of France. “This dirty negro deserves to take a hundred lashes and to be resold in Libya”, wrote the user, who will have to answer in front of the investigators.
“I had a drink with colleagues at the campsite”
Téji Savanier, midfielder of Montpellier, will discover the France team for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. He is one of three players born before 1er January 1997 chosen to strengthen the ranks of the Blues for this competition, with Florian Thauvin and André-Pierre Gignac. At a press conference, the former Nîmes returned to how he learned of his summons:
“I didn’t think about it at all, I was in a campsite, I was having a drink with my colleagues and I didn’t think about doing the Games at all, far from it. (…) If we go to Tokyo, it’s for a medal. It’s in everyone’s mind to do that there. “
Covidometer: a vaccine against two banknotes
English fans have additional motivation to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announced Tuesday, July 6, the organization of a draw with two places up for grabs to attend the Euro 2021 final at Wembley Stadium, and 100 more in the fan – Trafalgar Square area to those who have already received the first dose of the vaccine or made an appointment to receive it.
The English capital has the lowest vaccination rate in the UK with 63% of those over 18 having received the first injection of the Covid-19 vaccine.
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