Denmark end Wales’ Euro 2020 dreams as Dolberg double caps dominant win

This was exactly the kind of party Denmark had mapped out. On an Amsterdam evening on which the locals turned out to send their love to Christian Eriksen, another former Ajax prodigy propelled Denmark into the quarter-finals of the European Championship. Twenty-nine years to the day since Denmark won Euro 92 Kasper Dolberg scored twice, the first a delicious effort from outside the box, to help dispatch Wales with relative ease before Joakim Maehle and Martin Braithwaite sealed victory late on.

There was always only going to be enough room for one rousing tale to continue. Guld for Eriksen," were the words emblazoned on one Denmark flag draped over the top tier of this stadium and everywhere you looked there were banners in support of the midfielder. Kasper Hjulmand clutched Dolberg's face with joy as the striker left the pitch to a hero's ovation and when Maehle scored the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, could not hide her delight. Wales were stunned when Harry Wilson was surprisingly sent off as stoppage time loomed but by that point the game was well gone.