FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Denmark vs Greece, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Denmark
  • 21': Rasmus Højlund
  • 40': Joachim Andersen
  • 41': Mikkel Damsgaard
FT
3 - 1
Greece
  • 63': Christos Tzolis

About

Denmark are hosting Greece at Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Greece) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Konstantinos Karetsas with a cross.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Tasos Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lazaros Rota.
  • 3': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Kostas Tsimikas (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 6': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Victor Froholdt (Denmark).
  • 8': Foul by Fotis Ioannidis (Greece).
  • 8': Joachim Andersen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Karetsas (Greece) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fotis Ioannidis.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Odysseas Vlachodimos (Greece). Assisted by Andreas Christensen.
  • 11': Offside, Denmark. Joakim Mæhle is caught offside.
  • 12': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark).
  • 12': Lazaros Rota (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
  • 16': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Christos Zafeiris.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Christos Tzolis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tasos Bakasetas following a fast break.
  • 19': Christos Tzolis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Denmark).
  • 21': Foul by Tasos Bakasetas (Greece).
  • 21': Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Goal! Denmark 1, Greece 0. Rasmus Højlund (Denmark) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 24': Foul by Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greece).
  • 24': Victor Froholdt (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).
  • 28': Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Andreas Christensen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Odysseas Vlachodimos (Greece). Assisted by Joakim Mæhle.
  • 30': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Christos Tzolis.
  • 31': Foul by Fotis Ioannidis (Greece).
  • 31': Joachim Andersen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Denmark).
  • 33': Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark).
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Tasos Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 39': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Lazaros Rota.
  • 40': Goal! Denmark 2, Greece 0. Joachim Andersen (Denmark) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Goal! Denmark 3, Greece 0. Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Froholdt.
  • 43': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Denmark).
  • 43': Konstantinos Karetsas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Rasmus Højlund (Denmark).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Christos Tzolis (Greece).
  • 45'+2': Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': Christos Tzolis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Gustav Isaksen (Denmark).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Denmark 3, Greece 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Denmark 3, Greece 0.
  • 48': Foul by Fotis Ioannidis (Greece).
  • 48': Morten Hjulmand (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Victor Froholdt (Denmark).
  • 52': Attempt saved. Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Odysseas Vlachodimos (Greece). Assisted by Victor Froholdt.
  • 55': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
  • 56': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Fotis Ioannidis.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Odysseas Vlachodimos (Greece). Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
  • 60': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
  • 60': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Denmark).
  • 60': Tasos Bakasetas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Tasos Bakasetas (Greece) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Fotis Ioannidis.
  • 62': Offside, Greece. Konstantinos Karetsas is caught offside.
  • 63': Goal! Denmark 3, Greece 1. Christos Tzolis (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Fotis Ioannidis following a fast break.
  • 64': Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark) is shown the yellow card.
  • 64': Substitution, Greece. Giorgos Masouras replaces Tasos Bakasetas.
  • 64': Substitution, Greece. Vangelis Pavlidis replaces Dimitrios Kourbelis.
  • 64': Substitution, Greece. Giannis Konstantelias replaces Konstantinos Karetsas.
  • 64': Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) is shown the yellow card.
  • 65': Substitution, Greece. Manolis Siopis replaces Fotis Ioannidis.
  • 66': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark).
  • 66': Giannis Konstantelias (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Kostas Tsimikas (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Giannis Konstantelias (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark). Assisted by Giorgos Masouras.
  • 69': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
  • 70': Substitution, Denmark. Christian Eriksen replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 70': Substitution, Denmark. Mika Biereth replaces Rasmus Højlund.
  • 71': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Christos Zafeiris.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Morten Hjulmand (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.
  • 73': Foul by Christos Zafeiris (Greece).
  • 73': Mika Biereth (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Christos Zafeiris (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Christos Tzolis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Denmark).
  • 75': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Victor Froholdt.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Substitution, Denmark. Patrick Dorgu replaces Gustav Isaksen.
  • 77': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
  • 78': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Denmark).
  • 78': Kostas Tsimikas (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Christos Zafeiris (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 78': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Joakim Mæhle.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Giannis Konstantelias with a through ball.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Offside, Denmark. Patrick Dorgu is caught offside.
  • 81': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece).
  • 81': Mika Biereth (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Joachim Andersen (Denmark) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 83': Victor Froholdt (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Foul by Lazaros Rota (Greece).
  • 83': Lazaros Rota (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Andreas Christensen (Denmark) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 84': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
  • 84': Victor Froholdt (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Christian Nørgaard (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Odysseas Vlachodimos (Greece). Assisted by Joakim Mæhle.
  • 87': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
  • 87': Joakim Mæhle (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Greece).
  • 88': Victor Froholdt (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Christos Tzolis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark). Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Christos Zafeiris (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Greece. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Denmark. Matt O'Riley replaces Victor Froholdt.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Greece).
  • 90'+3': Patrick Dorgu (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Greece. Lazaros Rota is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Denmark 3, Greece 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Denmark 3, Greece 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 2
52.9 Possession 47.1
15 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
475 Accurate Passes 424
538 Passes 485
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 5
21 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 41
23 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 8
16 Tackles 13
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 10
20 Effective Clearances 30
20 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Parken
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 35,623

WCQ - UEFA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Denmark 4 +11 10
2 Scotland 4 +5 10
3 Greece 4 -3 3
4 Belarus 4 -13 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

DEN Denmark (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK) Yellow Card
3 Jannik Vestergaard
2 Joachim Andersen
5 Joakim Maehle
6 Andreas Christensen
15 Christian Nørgaard
21 Morten Hjulmand
14 Mikkel Damsgaard
8 Gustav Isaksen
9 Rasmus Højlund
12 Victor Froholdt
Denmark Substitutes:
Filip Jørgensen, Morten Frendrup, Christian Eriksen, Jonas Wind, Anders Dreyer, Matt O'Riley, Anton Gaaei, Mads Hermansen, Mads Roerslev, Mika Biereth, Patrick Dorgu, Lucas Høgsberg.

GRE Greece (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
3 Konstantinos Koulierakis
4 Konstantinos Mavropanos
21 Kostas Tsimikas
15 Lazaros Rota Yellow Card
11 Anastasios Bakasetas
16 Christos Zafeiris Yellow Card
6 Dimitrios Kourbelis
8 Fotis Ioannidis
10 Christos Tzolis
19 Konstantinos Karetsas
Greece Substitutes:
Vangelis Pavlidis, Anastasios Douvikas, Georgios Masouras, Christos Mandas, Petros Mantalos, Christos Mouzakitis, Giannis Konstantelias, Georgios Vagiannidis, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Konstantinos Tzolakis, Manolis Siopis, Dimitris Giannoulis.

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