Eriksen's starting lineup against Denmark revealed

The Three Lions were one of the favorites to win the tournament, but their first-leg performance was very disappointing. Can they live up to their billing against Denmark in the second leg?

Gareth Southgate's England will take on Denmark at the Frankfurt Arena in Frankfurt, Germany, at 1:00 a.m. ET on June 21 in their second Group C match of the European Football Championship 2024 (Euro 2024).

England will start with Jordan Pickford, Kyle Walker, Declan Rice, John Stones, Mark Geoghegan, Buckayo Sakho, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Kieran Trippier.

Denmark will start with Kasper Schmeichel, Joachim Andersen, Yannick Vestergaard, Joachim Mele, Andreas Christensen, Rasmus Hoylund, Christian Eriksen, Viktor Christiansen, Jonas Wien, Morten Hjulman and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.

It was, quite literally, a disappointing performance. England, the heavy favorites to win the tournament, came out of the gate underwhelming.

England had a 1-0 win over Serbia in the first round. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) opened the scoring in the 13th minute of the first half to give England an early lead, and they looked like they could easily score two or three more 토토 goals and go on to win the tournament.

Instead, they played the worst possible game. For the entire 90 minutes, England were stifled by Serbia's defense, failing to create any real chances and their frustrating performance continued.

It was especially bad on offense. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), the world's best striker with 44 goals last season, had just two touches of the ball in the first half, and Phil Foden (Manchester City), the reigning English Premier League (EPL) Player of the Year, didn't attempt a single shot in 90 minutes.

In the end, England managed just five shots on goal in the 90 minutes, a disastrous performance that saw them fall short of Serbia, who had six.

After the game, Southgate's tactics were heavily criticized. The criticism was well deserved, given the disappointing performance despite the lavish squad.

However, Southgate deflected blame for the frustrating performance, saying in his pre-match press conference against Denmark, "It's difficult to win a major tournament."

Now England have to prove it with substance, not results. They are the favorites to win the tournament, and they need to perform accordingly. Much will depend on whether Southgate's side can live up to the hype against Denmark.

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