The Three Lions have reached the Euro 2024 final through a combination of luck, determination and sheer brilliance.
Those words were uttered by former England centre-back Matt Upson during the Three Lions' run to the Euro 2024 final.
Bukayo Saka's right-sided cross looped up via a fortunate deflection and an eager Jude Bellingham powered in a header.England drew 1-1 with Denmark in their second group match, with a performance described as "very poor" by former striker Alan Shearer. Germany would have been on England's side of the draw had Niclas Fullkrug not headed in a late equaliser against Switzerland that meant they finished top of Group A.
And they could have been facing an embarrassing exit had David Strelec's opportunistic second-half effort from the halfway line, after he spotted England keeper Jordan Pickford off his line, not curled wide.Strelec's miss was a lifeline for England, and Bellingham grasped it with both hands to haul his nation level in the 95th minute.
With three minutes to go until the penalty shootout, former Liverpool forward Xherdan Shaqiri tried to catch the Everton keeper out with a clever corner that struck the crossbar as the game ended 1-1.While lucky to avoid conceding from Shaqiri's corner, there was nothing fortunate about Pickford's brilliance in the penalty shootout.
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