The Euro 2020 knockout round has been bonkers

If the Euro 2020 round of 16 is any indication, we should be set for a mesmerizing final seven matches because the eight knockout-round matches we’ve seen so far have been pretty much insane. Stars have missed penalty kicks, own goals continue to baffle and entertain, the defending world (France) and European (Portugal) champions both were eliminated, and darling Denmark has romped on despite playing without star Christian Ericksen.

— Denmark, missing its best player who nearly died on the pitch after suffering cardiac arrest in its group-stage opener, advanced to the Euro quarterfinals for the first time in 17 years with a thunderous 4-0 win over Wales on Saturday. It was the Danes’ second…