Denmark v Belgium, 17 June 2021

Score2-1 to Belgium
RefereeBjörn Kuipers
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Group B
VenueParken Stadion, Copenhagen
Attendance23,395

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Kick-off: 6.00pm local Attendance limited due to COVID-19 restrictions. Assistant referees: Sander van Roekel (NED) and Erwin Zeinstra (NED) Fourth official: Andreas Ekberg (SWE) Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED) This was match no. 16 of the pan-Europe Euro 2020 tournament. As planed, Belgium kicked the ball out of play in the 10th minute to start a minute's applause for Christian Eriksen. Denmark’s No. 10 was recovering in a nearby hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest in the first-half during Denmark's game against Finland at the Parken Stadion four days earlier.

1 Denmark

Manager: Kasper Hjulmand

2 Belgium

Manager: Roberto Martínez

Goals:

Yussuf Poulsen 2 G

Goals:

Thorgan Hazard 55 G
Kevin De Bruyne 70 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Simon Kjaer (captain)
Defender Jannik Vestergaard
Defender/Midfielder Joakim Maehle
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Wass
Midfielder Thomas Delaney
Midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Forward Martin Braithwaite
Forward Yussuf Poulsen

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Toby Alderweireld Defender
Jason Denayer Defender
Thomas Meunier Defender
Jan Vertonghen Defender (captain)
Leander Dendoncker Defender/Midfielder
Yannick Carrasco Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Thorgan Hazard Midfielder/Forward
Romelu Lukaku Forward
Dries Mertens Forward

Substitutions:

Christian Norgaard for Yussuf Poulsen 61
Jens Stryger Larsen for Daniel Wass 62
Andreas Cornelius for Mikkel Damsgaard 72
Mathias Jensen for Thomas Delaney 72
Andreas Skov Olsen for Jannik Vestergaard 84

Substitutions:

Kevin De Bruyne for Dries Mertens 46
Eden Hazard for Yannick Carrasco 59
Axel Witsel for Leander Dendoncker 59
Thomas Vermaelen for Thorgan Hazard 90

Cards:

Daniel Wass 59 Y
Mikkel Damsgaard 69 Y
Mathias Jensen 82 Y

Cards:

Thorgan Hazard 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jonas Lössl
Goalkeeper Frederik Ronnow
Defender Mathias Jorgensen
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder Jens Stryger Larsen
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder/Forward Robert Skov
Midfielder/Forward Andreas Skov Olsen
Midfielder/Forward Jonas Wind
Forward Andreas Cornelius
Forward Kasper Dolberg

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Dedryck Boyata
Defender Thomas Vermaelen
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder Axel Witsel
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Christian Benteke

Comments:

Excluding penalty shoot-outs, Denmark had now lost consecutive games for the first time since October 2016. One of the five nations to remain unbeaten during qualification for Euro 2020, the Danes had now lost their last four games at UEFA European Championship finals and five of the last six. Timed at one minute and 38 seconds, Yussuf Poulsen's goal became the second-quickest in the history of the UEFA European Championship finals after Dmitri Kirichenko for Russia against Greece in 2004 (one minute and seven seconds).

Comments:

Following Italy a day earlier, Belgium became the second team to qualify for the knockout stages of Euro 2020. The Red Devils had now won 21 of their last 25 games (lost one). Dries Mertens become the fifth player to make 100 appearances for Belgium. The five centurions were all members of the current squad; also Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld, Eden Hazard and Axel Witsel.

1 Denmark

Manager: Kasper Hjulmand

Goals:

Yussuf Poulsen 2 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Simon Kjaer (captain)
Defender Jannik Vestergaard
Defender/Midfielder Joakim Maehle
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Wass
Midfielder Thomas Delaney
Midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Forward Martin Braithwaite
Forward Yussuf Poulsen

Substitutions:

Christian Norgaard for Yussuf Poulsen 61
Jens Stryger Larsen for Daniel Wass 62
Andreas Cornelius for Mikkel Damsgaard 72
Mathias Jensen for Thomas Delaney 72
Andreas Skov Olsen for Jannik Vestergaard 84

Cards:

Daniel Wass 59 Y
Mikkel Damsgaard 69 Y
Mathias Jensen 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jonas Lössl
Goalkeeper Frederik Ronnow
Defender Mathias Jorgensen
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder Jens Stryger Larsen
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder/Forward Robert Skov
Midfielder/Forward Andreas Skov Olsen
Midfielder/Forward Jonas Wind
Forward Andreas Cornelius
Forward Kasper Dolberg

Comments:

Excluding penalty shoot-outs, Denmark had now lost consecutive games for the first time since October 2016. One of the five nations to remain unbeaten during qualification for Euro 2020, the Danes had now lost their last four games at UEFA European Championship finals and five of the last six. Timed at one minute and 38 seconds, Yussuf Poulsen's goal became the second-quickest in the history of the UEFA European Championship finals after Dmitri Kirichenko for Russia against Greece in 2004 (one minute and seven seconds).

2 Belgium

Manager: Roberto Martínez

Goals:

Thorgan Hazard 55 G
Kevin De Bruyne 70 G

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Toby Alderweireld Defender
Jason Denayer Defender
Thomas Meunier Defender
Jan Vertonghen Defender (captain)
Leander Dendoncker Defender/Midfielder
Yannick Carrasco Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Thorgan Hazard Midfielder/Forward
Romelu Lukaku Forward
Dries Mertens Forward

Substitutions:

Kevin De Bruyne for Dries Mertens 46
Eden Hazard for Yannick Carrasco 59
Axel Witsel for Leander Dendoncker 59
Thomas Vermaelen for Thorgan Hazard 90

Cards:

Thorgan Hazard 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Dedryck Boyata
Defender Thomas Vermaelen
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder Axel Witsel
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Christian Benteke

Comments:

Following Italy a day earlier, Belgium became the second team to qualify for the knockout stages of Euro 2020. The Red Devils had now won 21 of their last 25 games (lost one). Dries Mertens become the fifth player to make 100 appearances for Belgium. The five centurions were all members of the current squad; also Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld, Eden Hazard and Axel Witsel.