Euro 2020: Semifinalists confirmed;  Italy vs Spain, England vs Denmark

July 4: The UEFA Euro 2020 semi-final ties have been confirmed following the completion of the quarter-finals.

Spain and Italy will clash for one of the semi-finals with Spain beating Switzerland on penalty shoot outs and Italy edging past Belgium.

Similarly, Denmark beat Czech Republic 2-1 to meet England in another semi-final clash who thrashed Ukraine 4-0. 

Semi-finals

Italy vs Spain (00:45, Tuesday 6 July, London)

This is the fourth straight Euro in which Italy have played Spain. At UEFA Euro 2008, Spain won 4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 quarter-final draw in Vienna. 

Four years later, they drew 1-1 in the group stage in Gdańsk and then met again in the Kyiv final, Spain winning 4-0. 

Italy turned the tables with a 2-0 round of 16 win at Stade de France. 

In 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying, they drew 1-1 in Italy and Spain won 3-0 at home, and they have another semi-final lined up in October in the UEFA Nations League in Milan.

England vs Denmark (00:45, Wednesday 7 July, London)

England and Denmark have met once at a Euro, a 0-0 draw in the 1992 group stage in Malmö. 

Ten years later, England won their World Cup round of 16 tie 3-0 in Niigata. 

More recently in the UEFA Nations League, it was 0-0 in Copenhagen in September 2020 before Denmark won 1-0 at Wembley a month later thanks to a Christian Eriksen penalty.

Final

Italy/Spain vs England/Denmark (00:45, Sunday 11 July, London)

Source: UEFA