(AP) — The Danish soccer federation has invited 40 fans to fly to London on a chartered plane to watch the country’s national team face England in the European Championship semifinals.
Soccer fans from other countries have been prevented from attending matches at Wembley Stadium this week because of coronavirus restrictions in Britain.
The Danish federation says the lucky fans that were chosen to fly on the official delegation’s flight will be in a “bubble and have no contacts with others.”
The federation also says about 7,900 tickets for the match have been sold to Danes living in Britain and it has sent about 5,000 Danish flags to them “so Wembley will be as red and white as possible.”
Nearly 60,000 fans were at Wembley on Tuesday for Italy’s penalty shootout victory over Spain in the first semifinal match. A similar number is expected for the second.
Will it be England or will it be Denmark against Italy in the European Championship final?
The two teams will play in the second semifinal match at Wembley Stadium.
England has not lost a match nor conceded a goal so far at Euro 2020 and will be playing in its national soccer stadium.
Denmark has lost two matches and lost its best player. Midfielder Christian Eriksen suffered cardiac arrest in the team’s opening match and had to be resuscitated on the field with a defibrillator. He’s now recovering at home but could attend the final.
This is the farthest Denmark has gotten at a major soccer tournament since winning the European Championship title in 1992.
The final is scheduled for Sunday at Wembley.
