Euro 2020 data dive: Kane the extra-time hero for England after Pickford's clean sheet run ended
Like the first semi-final between Italy and Spain, which the Azzurri won on penalties, the game in London could not be decided in the 90 minutes.
Mikkel Damsgaard had given Denmark the lead with a fine free-kick on the half-hour mark, but Simon Kjaer put into his own net before half-time and Harry Kane scored England’s first extra-time goal since Euro 2004 to send the Three Lions through.
Following another dramatic contest in what has been an entertaining tournament, Stats Perform looks at the key data takeaways from Wednesday’s action.
England’s clean sheet record ended
Jordan Pickford set a record for the most minutes of any England keeper without conceding, overtaking Gordon Banks’ previous best of 720 minutes between May and July 1966, but that impressive defensive streak was ended by Damsgaard soon after.
The Sampdoria winger scored the first direct free-kick of the tournament so far with an impressive effort that caught out Pickford, becoming the youngest Danish goalscorer in Euros knockout history at 21 years and four days.
