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Denmark pull off stunning 4-1 win over Russia to make Euro last 16

June 21, 2021 Denmark's Simon Kjaer in action with Russia's Matvei Safonov Pool via REUTERS

Despair turned to exhilaration for Denmark as they claimed an astonishing 4-1 victory over Russia to scramble into the last 16 of Euro 2020 on a wonderful night in Copenhagen on Monday.

Needing a victory to have any chance of progression, Mikkel Damsgaard lit the touchpaper with a 38th-minute wonder goal on a head-spinning night in the Parken Stadium.

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