FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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

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Denmark
  • 11': Mikkel Damsgaard
  • 79': Gustav Isaksen
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2 - 2
Belarus
  • 62': Valeri Gromyko
  • 65': Nikita Demchenko

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Denmark are hosting Belarus at Parken Stadium, 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.
  • 2': Foul by Nikita Demchenko (Belarus).
  • 2': Patrick Dorgu (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Roman Begunov (Belarus).
  • 4': Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 6': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Kirill Pechenin.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Andreas Christensen (Denmark) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gustav Isaksen with a cross following a corner.
  • 8': Christian Nørgaard (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Foul by Evgeni Yablonskiy (Belarus).
  • 8': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
  • 9': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Patrick Dorgu.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Roman Begunov (Belarus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valeri Gromyko with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Goal! Denmark 1, Belarus 0. Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 14': Foul by Evgeni Yablonskiy (Belarus).
  • 14': Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
  • 21': Foul by Valeri Gromyko (Belarus).
  • 21': Rasmus Kristensen (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonas Wind.
  • 23': Evgeni Malashevich (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Patrick Dorgu (Denmark).
  • 23': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Denmark).
  • 23': Valeri Gromyko (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Evgeni Yablonskiy.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus). Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
  • 29': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Fedor Lapoukhov.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Denmark) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Foul by Pavel Zabelin (Belarus).
  • 31': Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus). Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Kirill Pechenin (Belarus) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Evgeni Malashevich.
  • 35': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Pavel Zabelin.
  • 36': Foul by Kirill Pechenin (Belarus).
  • 36': Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Kirill Pechenin (Belarus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Egor Parkhomenko (Belarus).
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Substitution, Belarus. Egor Khvalko replaces Egor Parkhomenko because of an injury.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Patrick Dorgu (Denmark) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
  • 43': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Egor Khvalko.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Jonas Wind (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus). Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Patrick Dorgu (Denmark) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus). Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 45': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Christian Nørgaard.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Nikita Demchenko (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark). Assisted by Valeri Gromyko.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Valeri Gromyko (Belarus).
  • 45'+1': Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rasmus Kristensen.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Denmark 1, Belarus 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Denmark 1, Belarus 0.
  • 48': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Egor Khvalko.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 49': Andreas Christensen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Evgeni Malashevich (Belarus).
  • 50': Foul by Evgeni Yablonskiy (Belarus).
  • 50': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Evgeni Malashevich (Belarus).
  • 50': Patrick Dorgu (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Evgeni Malashevich (Belarus) is shown the yellow card.
  • 54': Foul by Egor Khvalko (Belarus).
  • 54': Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Egor Khvalko (Belarus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus). Assisted by Andreas Christensen.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 57': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Evgeni Yablonskiy.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Jonas Wind (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
  • 58': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Kirill Pechenin.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg following a corner.
  • 60': Christian Eriksen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Max Ebong (Belarus).
  • 61': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus). Assisted by Jonas Wind.
  • 62': Goal! Denmark 1, Belarus 1. Valeri Gromyko (Belarus) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 64': Nikita Demchenko (Belarus) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Vitali Lisakovich with a through ball.
  • 65': Goal! Denmark 1, Belarus 2. Nikita Demchenko (Belarus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valeri Gromyko.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus). Assisted by Patrick Dorgu.
  • 69': Substitution, Belarus. German Barkovskiy replaces Vitali Lisakovich.
  • 69': Substitution, Belarus. Nikita Korzun replaces Nikita Demchenko.
  • 70': Substitution, Denmark. Morten Hjulmand replaces Christian Nørgaard.
  • 70': Substitution, Denmark. Mika Biereth replaces Jonas Wind.
  • 70': Substitution, Denmark. Victor Froholdt replaces Christian Eriksen.
  • 71': Evgeni Malashevich (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Denmark).
  • 74': Foul by Egor Khvalko (Belarus).
  • 74': Mika Biereth (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Nikita Korzun (Belarus) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus). Assisted by Gustav Isaksen with a cross.
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Valeri Gromyko (Belarus).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Substitution, Belarus. Artem Kontsevoy replaces Valeri Gromyko because of an injury.
  • 79': Offside, Belarus. Evgeni Malashevich is caught offside.
  • 79': Goal! Denmark 2, Belarus 2. Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 80': Foul by Max Ebong (Belarus).
  • 80': Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rasmus Kristensen.
  • 82': Attempt missed. German Barkovskiy (Belarus) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nikita Korzun.
  • 85': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Max Ebong.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Patrick Dorgu (Denmark) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rasmus Kristensen with a cross.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Mika Biereth (Denmark) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand with a cross.
  • 87': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Kirill Pechenin.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Kirill Pechenin.
  • 87': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Roman Begunov.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Froholdt with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Substitution, Denmark. Anders Dreyer replaces Gustav Isaksen.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Patrick Dorgu (Denmark) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Egor Khvalko (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Victor Froholdt (Denmark).
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Morten Hjulmand (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu.
  • 90'+3': Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Anders Dreyer (Denmark) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Pavel Zabelin.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Anders Dreyer (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mika Biereth.
  • 90'+7': Substitution, Denmark. Philip Billing replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Patrick Dorgu (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rasmus Kristensen with a cross.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Denmark 2, Belarus 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Denmark 2, Belarus 2.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 4
5 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 13
8 Saves 1
32.9 Possession 67.1
7 SHOTS 35
3 ON GOAL 10
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
236 Accurate Passes 553
316 Passes 625
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 11
6 Crosses 34
0.2 Cross % 0.3
53 Long Balls 42
26 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 12
9 Effective Tackles 10
19 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 9
41 Effective Clearances 7
41 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Parken Stadium
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 35,493

WCQ - UEFA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Scotland 6 +6 13
2 Denmark 6 +9 11
3 Greece 6 -2 7
4 Belarus 6 -13 2
Full Standings

Line-Ups

DEN Denmark (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
3 Jannik Vestergaard
6 Andreas Christensen
17 Patrick Dorgu
13 Rasmus Kristensen
15 Christian Nørgaard
23 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
14 Mikkel Damsgaard
8 Gustav Isaksen
19 Jonas Wind
10 Christian Eriksen
Denmark Substitutes:
Victor Nelsson, Filip Jørgensen, Victor Froholdt, Mika Biereth, Matt O'Riley, Anders Dreyer, Mads Hermansen, Philip Billing, Lucas Høgsberg, Morten Hjulmand, Nikolas Nartey.

BLR Belarus (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 Fedor Lapoukhov (GK) Yellow Card
6 Roman Begunov
3 Pavel Zabielin
5 Egor Parkhomenko
9 Max Ebong
14 Evgeni Yablonski
2 Kirill Pechenin Yellow Card
7 Evgeni Malashevich Yellow Card
17 Vitali Lisakovic
10 Valeri Gromyko
8 Nikita Demchenko
Belarus Substitutes:
Karen Vardanyan, Egor Khvalko, Vladislav Kalinin, Nikita Korzun, Maskim Plotnikov, Nikolay Ivanov, Vladislav Malkevich, Artem Kontsevoy, Vadim Pigas, Trofim Melnichenko, German Barkovskiy, Maksim Belov.

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