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UEFA has 'no plans' to move London final but rejects Munich's rainbow lights: Euro 2020 round-up
Patrick Rhys Atack
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TOP HEADLINES:

· UEFA has "no plans" to move the semi-finals and finals away from London's Wembley Stadium, despite Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi pushing for Rome to host the matches instead of "a country where infections are rising quickly." 

·  England duo Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell will not be allowed to play against Czechia, after Public Health England said they must continue to self-isolate following close contact with Scotland's Billy Gilmour, who tested positive for COVID-19. The Chelsea players have both tested negative twice but will remain in isolation until next Monday after talking to Gilmour for more than 15 minutes within two meters of each other in the tunnel at Wembley after Friday's draw. Gilmour will also miss Scotland's game with Croatia. 

· Plans to light Munich's Allianz Arena, which hosts the Germany vs Hungary match on Wednesday, in rainbow colors have been rejected by UEFA. The request to do so was directed at Budapest's parliament in protest over Hungary's new laws prohibiting discussion of LGBT issues in schools. UEFA said it denied the move because it is a "politically and religiously neutral organization." 

· Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter has called the ban "shameful" and said he will organize the city to be covered in rainbow flags in solidarity with the LGBT community and illuminate other landmarks near the stadium instead. Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has praised UEFA's decision. 

· Wales fans will be unable to travel to Amsterdam for the Round of 16 match against Denmark after Dutch police confirmed the UK is not on the Netherlands' safe country list. Denmark is also not on the list, but the country's Foreign Minister Erik Brogger has told fans they can travel to Amsterdam - as long as they leave the Netherlands within 12 hours of arriving. The Dutch government had not updated its travel list, or commented on Brogger's words at the time of writing.

· Ikea Canada has seized the opportunity created by Cristiano Ronaldo's removal of two bottles of Coca-Cola in favor of his own bottle of water by naming a reusable $1.99 glass bottle "Cristiano."

 

Ikea Canada has named a reusable water bottle 'Cristiano' after Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo promoted drinking water over Coca-Cola at a news conference. /@ikeacanada

Ikea Canada has named a reusable water bottle 'Cristiano' after Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo promoted drinking water over Coca-Cola at a news conference. /@ikeacanada

 

TUESDAY'S FIXTURES

Czech Republic v England, Wembley, London: 7 p.m. GMT

Croatia v Scotland, Hampden Park, Glasgow: 7 p.m. GMT 

 

MONDAY'S RESULTS

Ukraine 0-1 Austria

Austria qualified for the next round with a conservative win over Ukraine. Playmaker David Alaba showed why Real Madrid have signed him this summer as he set up the young Christoph Baumgartner's winner in Budapest – and told Austrian TV after the final whistle: "I can't quite comprehend it all, my head is really hurting." 

Ukraine could not muster the kind of quality that coach Andrei Shevchenko was famous for in his playing days and will head home despite having three points, which could be enough for some teams to qualify with.

 

North Macedonia 0-3 Netherlands

At the other end of Group C, "de Oranje" as the Dutch team is known due to the color of its kit, survived a spirited first-half performance from North Macedonia, before moving up a gear and putting three past the tournament's debutants. 

It was North Macedonian captain Goran Pandev's final international game, after 20 years at the top of the sport. He very nearly gave the Balkan nation the lead in the opening minutes, but his stellar effort was ruled offside. Georginio Wijnaldum scored twice to put him joint top of the goal-scoring charts with three and Memphis Depay also got on the scoresheet. 

 

Plans to light the Allianz Arena in rainbow colors for the Hungary vs Germany match have been rejected by UEFA. /Andreas Gebert/AFP

Plans to light the Allianz Arena in rainbow colors for the Hungary vs Germany match have been rejected by UEFA. /Andreas Gebert/AFP

 

Finland 0-2 Belgium

Kevin de Bruyne revealed this week he still can't feel part of his face, after having his nose and eye socket broken by an opposition player in this year's Champions League final, but it doesn't appear to be affecting his game. He set up star striker Romelu Lukaku for the winner. 

Belgium, a team backed by many fans to win the tournament, only led at half-time due to an unfortunate own-goal by Finnish goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky as the ball hit him on the back and dropped into the goal after ricocheting off the crossbar from Thomas Vermaelen's header. 

The Finnish layers looked like they might hang on to a berth in the next round, but two late goals from Denmark means they are headed home. 

 

Russia 1-4 Denmark

After an awful start to the tournament, with a loss to Finland overshadowed by Christian Eriksen's heart attack, Denmark booked a place in the next stage with a commanding win over Russia. 

At least, that's what the final score says. Goals either side of the break from Mikkel Damsgaard and Yussuf Poulsen had given Denmark the lead.

Russia got back into the game after scoring a penalty on 70 minutes to make it 1-2. But two more goals from Andreas Christensen and Joakim Maehla snatched second spot in the group for the Danes.

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