England’s historic march into the final of Euro 2020 was watched by an enormous peak audience of nearly 26 million in the UK on Wednesday night.
England beat Denmark 2-1 in a tense semi-final at Wembley Stadium, London, with an extra-time goal from talismanic striker Harry Kane proving to be the difference between the two sides.
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The victory sparked wild scenes in the stadium, packed with more than 50,000 fans, and across the country, as England qualified for their first European final, and their first major championship final since winning the World Cup in 1966.
The peak of 25.8M viewers was comfortably the biggest television audience of the tournament to date in the UK. Shown on ITV, the commercial broadcaster’s full coverage was watched by 16.9M from 6.30PM to 11.20PM.
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