Emotional journey continues: Denmark in the European Championship semi-finals

Thanks to a strong first half, coach Kasper Hjulmand's team won the quarter-final between two outsiders against the Czech Republic on Saturday in Baku in front of 16 spectators with 306:2 (1:2) and is back in the top four for the first time since 0.

Driven by around 1000 traveling fans who also sent a message to Christian Eriksen, Thomas Delaney (5th minute) scored the goals for Denmark with a header and Kasper Dolberg (42nd) after a dream cross from Joakim Maehle. The Scandinavians will now face the winner of the game between England and Ukraine in London on Wednesday. For the Czechs, Patrik Schick's fifth tournament goal (49th), which equaled Milan Baros' European Championship national record, was not enough. Danes set the mood In the humid evening heat in Baku, the Danish fans were in the majority in the stands. Many had already warmed up during the day in the Khagani Garden park in the capital of Azerbaijan. The association donated plane tickets and tickets for the quarter-finals to 50 of the most loyal supporters, and more than 1000 fans made the long journey to the Caspian Sea.

The Danes took the initiative in the game at the beginning, let the ball run nicely and made it 1-0 after just five minutes and the first, albeit controversial, corner. Delaney came free to head the ball after Jens Stryger Larsen's cross and sank the ball unstoppably into the Czech goal. Shortly afterwards, Mikkel Damsgaard had the chance to make it 2-0 after a counterattack. But Vladimir Coufal intercepted the ball in front of the line for the beaten keeper Tomas Vaclik. In the 17th minute, a ball from Delaney's knee whizzed just past the post.

After a good 20 minutes, the Czechs also had their first chance. Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel played a bad pass that ended up at Lukas Masopust. He served Tomas Holes, but he failed due to Schmeichel's quick reaction. Overall, the Czech Republic came into the game better after falling behind. However, Schick was logged out at the beginning. The Danes resorted to counterattacks. On one of these occasions the score was 2-0. Jannik Vestergaard played a through ball to Maehle, who crossed from the left into the penalty area with the outside of his foot. All Dolberg had to do was hold his foot there. It's not enough for more The Czechs pushed for a goal after the break. After Schmeichel did a great job of parrying a shot from Antonin Barak (47'), he was powerless to stop Schick's finish to make it 1-2 (49') when he shot a cross from Coufal into the goal. In the game, which became more disjointed as the playing time progressed, substitute Poulsen had the chance to make a preliminary decision in the 78th minute, but Vaclik made a brilliant save. In the final phase, the Czechs increased their equalizing efforts. But even the last desperate attempts to attack remain unsuccessful - the Danish party in the stands was able to get started.

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Emotional journey continues: Denmark in the European Championship semi-finals

Denmark has experienced the next highlight on its emotional European Championship journey and can now even dream of a second title 29 years after their surprise triumph.

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