England have defeated Denmark 2-1 after extra-time to send them into their first final of a major tournament since 1966.

The match kicked off to a raucous atmosphere inside Wembley stadium, with the nearly 60 thousand crowd 'chomping at the bit' to see their respective sides progress to the final.

The energy from the crowd seemed to spill onto the pitch early with both sides starting positively, neither sitting passively with the ball and both displaying positive movement when in possession.

However after the flurry of the early moments, it was Denmark who appeared the more settled, looking to slow the game down and sap the energy out of the stadium in an attempt to silence the vociferous English fans.

And that they did, looking very settled with their back three and Højbjerg along with Delaney dictating the tempo in the middle of the park. Along with their midfield control, the front-three of Denmark also looked bright.

They were drawing mistakes from their English opponents, with some sloppy turnovers in the 15th minute nearly proving costly for the Three Lions.

Denmark's command of the game paid dividends in the 30th minute, when Andreas Christensen was fouled by Luke Shaw just outside the box in anticipation of a deeper free-kick that was sent towards the penalty area.

Up stepped bright-spark Mikkel Damsgaard, who curled his right-footed shot over the wall and past a sprawling Pickford into the back of the net, sending a cold shiver right through Wembley.

It was the tournament's first goal from a direct free-kick and represented a well deserved lead for Denmark.

Denmark celebrate Damsgaard's goal

England were now behind for the first time in this tournament, and had to respond to being a goal down. And respond they certainly did.

In the 38th minute it looked certain that the Three Lions had pulled it level, when the ball came across the box to Raheem Sterling who took on his shot right in front of goal. Remarkably however, it was blocked from point-blank range by Kasper Schmeichel, with a piece of goalkeeping positional brilliance.

However the momentum was building and 48 seconds later, the English had equalised. Harry Kane, made famous by his prolific goal-scoring record, has also proven a real creative threat with an eye for an incisive pass. In the 39th minute, Kane played through Bukayo Saka in behind, whose ball across the box looking for Sterling was bundled home off the boot of Simon Kjær.

Going into the main break it was evenly poised, with both sides showing they had what it takes to make it to the final.

The Second half started lively, but as the match went on, it was the home side that began to wrestle control of the proceedings.

England's quality on the pitch really began to shine through, with the dynamic frontline of Kane, Mount, Saka and Sterling beginning to show-off their attacking flair.

Mason Mount in particular was excellent, his creative ingenuity allowing him to find space in attacking areas and dribble with quality.

England regroup after Denmark's own goal

However, despite the many opportunities created by the English, the backline of Denmark remained steadfast, underscored by the outstanding goalkeeping of Kasper Schmeichel.

England flexed their depth in the second-half, bringing on crowd favourite Jack Grealish to loud cheers from inside Wembley.

The longer the game went on, the more England got on top, and the less Denmark could hold onto the ball.

By the end of the 90 minutes, Denmark could hardly string a couple passes together, a radical change from the opening 30 minutes.

But despite the game getting more stretched with tired legs, the Danish backline stood firm, and after 6 additional minutes, the referee blew his whistle to take the game into extra-time.

The first period of extra-time continued in the same vein as the second half, with England making all the play but Schmeichel looking unbeatable in goal.

Schmeichel denies Maguire with an incredible save

England continued to highlight their depth on the bench, bringing on Jordan Henderson and Phil Foden to bolster the attack.

Their complete dominance finally paid off in the 103rd minute, when Raheem Sterling, who had been building throughout the game, made a jinking run into the box with his trademark lightning-fast footwork. Through a mixture of Jensen and Mæhle, Sterling felt contact and went to ground, causing Danny Makkelie to point to the penalty spot.

While the penalty was approved by VAR, upon reflection it seemed an extraordinarily soft penalty, with no real clear contact made on Sterling, who went over relatively easily.

Nonetheless it was the skipper Harry Kane who stepped up to the spot. Schmiechel, the hero of the evening, once again proved his quality and saved the Penalty by Kane, however the rebound fell to the English captain who put the ball into the back of the net, sending Wembley into raptures.

It was a huge blow for Denmark, who now had a lot of work to do if they wanted to salvage the game.

England looked to protect their lead in the second-half of extra-time, sitting deep and allowing the Danes to come onto them. However with the tired legs on show, the Danes looked unable to find a way through, and the English backline who had just conceded their only goal of the tournament, looked firm at the back. While England tried to hit on the counter, they were largely content to see the game out by taking the ball to the corner at every opportunity.

With 120 minutes up, Danny Makkelie blew his whistle to confirm England's place in the final, with Wembley unable to contain its jubilation.

Sterling won a controversial injury-time penalty

It was heartbreak for the Danes, who have been so heroic in this tournament, and once again put up a very brave performance. Schmeichel was enormous in goal, Højbjerg was brilliant and seemed to cover every blade of grass on the pitch and the captain Simon Kjær again led from the front. While defeated tonight, they certainly did their country proud, and considering the trauma endured by their team on the opening match-day, it has to go down as one of the great stories in the history of the European championship.

For England, it's unchartered territory now for many generations of England fans, who like in 66' will play a major tournament final in front of their home fans at Wembley. While Denmark proved themselves a worthy semi-final opponent, the class and depth of England shone through and they were very deserving of their place in the final.

Southgate's men looked primed to take on Italy on Sunday night, which promises to be a mouth-watering encounter. England fans will believe that it really might just be coming home.

EURO 2020 - SEMI-FINALS

England - 2 (Kjær [OG] 39', Kane [Pen] 104')

Denmark - 1 (Damsgaard 30')

Wembley Stadium, London

Man of the Match:Kasper Schmeichel