‘We’re seeing all positive vibes’

England is gripped by Euro 2020 fervour as Gareth Southgatersquos men prepare to take on Denmark for a place in the final of a major tournament for the time in 55 yearsEngland will walk out to a wall of noise at Wembley on Wednesday with the bulk of a crowd of 60000 willing them on backed by millions of passionate supporters at homeSouthgatersquos side started the tournament slowly but have rapidly picked up momentum beating old foes Germany in the last 16 and hammering Ukraine 40 in the quarterfinal in RomeRecord viewershipNearly 21 million people tuned into the Ukraine game making it the mostwatched live TV event of the year but that record is likely to be obliterated against DenmarkSouthgatersquos men are back at home on Wednesday and would play at Wembley again if they reach the final against either Spain or Italy as the panEuropean event turns into a ldquohomerdquo tournament for the Three LionsBelief is growing in a nation weary of the COVID19 pandemic and hungry for success that Southgatersquos young team can deliver glory for the first time since the 1966 World CupCars and homes are decked out with St Georgersquos Cross flags and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reportedly given the green light for pubs to remain open later on Sunday to prepare for a potential England finalDefender Harry Maguire said the players were aware of the mounting excitement around the country as they seek to reach a first European Championship final in Englandrsquos historyldquoWe see all the positive vibes and the videos going around Itrsquos a great atmosphere to be involved in and winning football matches enables thatrdquo he saidldquoWersquore on this journey together Us players staff fans wersquore all in this together We all want the same thing we all want to win football matches and go as far as we canrdquoMaguire admitted that home advantage would benefit England in the Last Four with bigger crowds allowed back into Wembley as COVID19 limits are eased despite a surge in infectionsAlso ReadEuro 2020 Italy beats Spain on penalties reaches finallsquoItrsquos going to be electricrsquoThe Manchester United player said the atmosphere in the Germany game was one of the best he had experienced with Neil Diamondrsquos ldquoSweet Carolinerdquo belted out by 40000 delirious fans ldquoWersquove got even more fans in the stadium for the semifinalrdquo he said ldquoItrsquos going to be electric itrsquos going to be a great atmosphererdquoChristian Eriksen receives invite to Euro finalLausanne Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen who is recovering from a cardiac arrest suffered in his teamrsquos opening game at Euro 2020 has been invited to Sundayrsquos final by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin The Danes face England at Wembley in the semifinals on Wednesday after reaching the Last Four of a major tournament for the first time since their shock triumph at Euro 1992 Eriksen and his partner ldquohave been invited by the president in personrdquo a UEFA spokesperson told AFPAlso ReadAmerican footballer proposes to girlfriend on the fieldThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever