Denmark v Belgium, 17 June 2021
| Score | 2-1 to Belgium |
| Referee | Björn Kuipers |
| Competition | UEFA European Championship Group B |
| Venue | Parken Stadion, Copenhagen |
| Attendance | 23,395 |
View Denmark v Belgium head to head
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
Goals:
| Yussuf Poulsen | 2 |
|
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 Højbjerg
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 Jørgensen
Defender/Midfielder
Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder
Christian Norgaard
Defender/Midfielder
Jens Stryger Larsen
Midfielder
Mathias Jensen
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 |
|
|
| Kevin De Bruyne | 70 |
|
Starting lineup:
Thibaut Courtois
Goalkeeper
Toby Alderweireld
Defender
Jason Denayer
Defender
Jan Vertonghen
Defender
(captain)
Leander Dendoncker
Defender/Midfielder
Thomas Meunier
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
Forward
Michy Batshuayi
Forward
Christian Benteke
Forward
Eden Hazard