It's Coming Home! Suffolk celebrates England's semi-final victory

People across the county have been celebrating after the historic win.

Author: Abi SimpsonPublished 8th Jul 2021

People throughout Suffolk have been celebrating after England secured their place in their first final of a major tournament since 1966.

The Three Lions defeated Denmark 2-1 at Wembley last night in front of a crowd of over 60,000 fans.

Manager Gareth Southgate described the atmosphere in the stadium as incredible: "For our country, I mean I've not heard this new Wembley like that ever.

"To be able to share that with everybody, and share it with everybody at home is very special."

Speaking after the game Southgate said: "They’ve responded to what was always going to be a really challenging night.

"We were so smooth through the quarter-final and relatively unscathed through the second round. We knew that at some point we were going to concede and we would have to respond.

“Denmark have had an incredible tournament. I have got to give them huge credit. I thought they made it really difficult for us tonight. They pressed us so well, scored a fabulous goal – the boy is a super player.

“But I think on the balance of play when you look at the number of saves we forced the goalkeeper to make and long periods of the game where I felt we were the biggest threat, I think we deserved it."

People turned to social media to congratulate Southgate's team on their victory.

England will face Italy in the final on Sunday.

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