Denmark’s unity and belief could carry them to the Euro 2020 final | Pernille Harder


Like all Danes I feel proud to be represented by a team who have shown vulnerability and togetherness after their trauma

I am proud to be Danish. Now more than any time before. To watch the Denmark players act the way they did, to see the way they shouldered responsibility in the heat of the moment after Christian Eriksen’s collapse and to see the way they cared for each other was incredibly admirable.

It makes me proud as a Danish person but also as the captain of the women’s team. The whole country feels the same: immensely proud to be represented by this team in this tournament but also in general. In that moment the tournament became bigger for us and the country is completely with them and their journey.

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