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Jul 7, 2021 at 8pm UK
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Gary Neville warns England players ahead of Denmark clash

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Gary Neville was part of the England coaching staff in their last appearance at the European Championship when they were defeated by Iceland.
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Gary Neville fears England will become "nearly men" if they lose a second successive semi-final as he urged Gareth Southgate's side to seize their opportunity in their Euro 2020 showdown against Denmark.

There has been more expectation on England in the European Championship this summer than when they went on a surprise run to the last four of the 2018 World Cup, and they have thus far risen to the challenge.

England are yet to concede a goal in the tournament and, having dispatched Germany in the last-16 and Ukraine in the quarter-finals, hopes are high heading into Wednesday evening's clash against the Danes at Wembley.

Neville was part of the England coaching staff in their last appearance at the European Championship when they were defeated by Iceland, working under Roy Hodgson, who believes the current crop have been "absolutely perfect".

"I'm very confident indeed because I think the England team is playing so exceptionally well from the start of the tournament really," he told ITV's Good Morning Britain.

"In fact, they have been faultless. I can't think of anything to criticise, although I'm sure there are people who do find something. But they must be hard pushed to find something. It's been absolutely perfect."

Hodgson said the Wembley crowd will "play a major part" but is dreading the prospect of a penalty shoot-out.

"My main hope tonight is that the game won't go to penalties," he added. "You can argue that the penalty shoot-out is better than the flip of a coin, but it is a very cruel way to lose matches."

Emma Hayes, the manager of Chelsea Women, believes being at Wembley is one of a number of factors that will count in England's favour, but she warned against writing off Denmark, who have reached this stage despite talisman Christian Eriksen suffering a cardiac arrest in their opening match.

"I think it's an extraordinary opportunity for England," Hayes told ITV, which is screening England v Denmark live from 6.30pm.

"The fact that there's a huge home advantage, there's momentum, there's a feelgood factor, there's a freshness in the group, you can see the hunger and determination in the players and the belief they've got in each other.

"That being said, Denmark are a team that are united by a very, very extreme experience, with Christian having a cardiac arrest, so you can't underestimate that and, while the omens are not great for Denmark, the togetherness they have in their group means they're going to be an extremely difficult opponent to beat."

Prime Minister Boris Johnson also backed the Three Lions to see it through, posting on Instagram: "Today is the day. Come on England!"

However, ex-Denmark goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel disagreed with his fellow pundits and said Kasper Hjulmand's side "knows how to win".

"I'm very confident about the Danish team," Peter Schmeichel told GMB. "You might think this run of form has come from the incident with Christian Eriksen, it hasn't, it's a team that's played 44 games and lost three so it's a team that knows how to win and how to play.

"It's a team that's been in the making for four years and we have a new coach who has taken over that incredible building work and added some extra elements to it and made it a lot better."

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