Riot police had to be called in to control crowds in London last night after a famous extra time victory for England in their Euro 2020 semi-final sent thousands of euphoric fans onto the streets of the capital. There were jubilant and raucous scenes in Croydon s Boxpark, Piccadilly Circus, Regent Street and Trafalgar Square, outside Wembley and in that famous housing estate in South Bermondsey. England fans are celebrating their first ever final in the European Championships, and their first tournament final since 1966, prompting dramatic scenes of supporters leaping atop of London buses, climbing statues and lampposts and more. It was a game of contrasting emotions for England fans, including inside the stadium, in pubs and fan zones, and those among the estimated 20 million watching on television at home, but most of the nation were on their feet by the end of the match.
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Skipper Kane bundled home the rebound after his weak extra-time penalty had been saved.
But England held out for a 2-1 victory, much to the delight of jubilant supporters, including the Duke of Cambridge, David Beckham and Boris Johnson at Wembley.
Fans at the Vinegar Yard in London Bridge celebrate the England semi-final win (Kieran Cleeves/PA)
It was a night of mixed emotions for home fans, after Denmark took an unlikely lead only to concede an own goal equaliser 10 minutes later.
England fans outnumbered their Danish counterparts by six-to-one inside Wembley due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions.
So it was little surprise the majority of the 60,000 supporters roared as players embraced at the end of a gruelling extra-time period.
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ITV commentator Ian Wright couldn t help dancing and jumping for joy as England scored two goals against rivals Denmark and clinched their place in the Euro 2020 final against Italy on Sunday.
Behind-the-scenes video filmed last night shows the former England player-turned-pundit celebrating forward Raheem Sterling s equaliser after Denmark s Mikkel Damsgaard scored the opening goal to a stunned Wembley crowd of 60,000 spectators.
A second clip shows Wright jumping with Chelsea manager Emma Hayes after captain Harry Kane s extra-time penalty-kick secured the Three Lions entry to the team s first major tournament final since the 1966 World Cup victory.
Twitter users praised Wright s outburst, with one saying: Emma Hayes and Ian Wright is a duo we didn t know we needed but we absolutely want more of #EURO2020 .
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