Slovenia v Denmark, 16 June 2024

Score1-1
RefereeSandro Schärer
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Finals Group C
VenueMHPArena, Stuttgart
Attendance54,000
Kick-off: 6.00pm local . This was match no. 6 at Euro 2024. . Head to Head Played: 7 Slovenia won: 0 Drawn: 2 Denmark won: 5 . Slovenia and Denmark were in the same qualifying group for Euro 2024 (Group H).

1  Slovenia

Manager: Matjaž Kek

1  Denmark

Manager: Kasper Hjulmand

Goals:

Erik Janza 77 G

Goals:

Christian Eriksen 17 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jan Oblak (captain)
Defender Zan Karničnik
Defender/Midfielder Jaka Bijol
Defender/Midfielder Vanja Drkušič
Defender/Midfielder Erik Janza
Defender/Midfielder Petar Stojanović
Midfielder Timi Elšnik
Midfielder Adam Gnezda Cerin
Midfielder/Forward Jan Mlakar
Forward Benjamin Seško
Forward Andraž Sporar

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper (captain)
Joachim Andersen Defender/Midfielder
Alexander Bah Defender/Midfielder
Christian Eriksen Midfielder
Morten Hjulmand Midfielder
Jonas Wind Midfielder/Forward
Rasmus Højlund Forward

Substitutions:

Benjamin Verbič for Petar Stojanović 67
Jon Gorenc Stanković for Timi Elšnik 75
Žan Celar for Jan Mlakar 76
David Brekalo for Andraž Sporar 90+5
Jasmin Kurtić for Benjamin Seško 90+5

Substitutions:

Joakim Maehle for Victor Kristiansen 78
Kasper Dolberg for Jonas Wind 83
Christian Norgaard for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 83
Yussuf Poulsen for Rasmus Højlund 83
Thomas Delaney for Morten Hjulmand 89

Cards:

Petar Stojanović 53 Y
Žan Celar 85 Y

Cards:

Morten Hjulmand 49 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vid Belec
Goalkeeper Igor Vekič
Defender Miha Blažič
Defender David Brekalo
Defender/Midfielder Jure Balkovec
Defender/Midfielder Adrian Zeljković
Midfielder Tom Horvat
Midfielder Josip Iličić
Midfielder Jasmin Kurtić
Midfielder Benjamin Verbič
Midfielder/Forward Sandi Lovrić
Midfielder/Forward Nino Zugelj
Forward Žan Celar
Forward Zan Vipotnik

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mads Hermansen
Goalkeeper Frederik Ronnow
Defender Simon Kjaer
Defender/Midfielder Joakim Maehle
Defender/Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder Thomas Delaney
Midfielder Anders Dreyer
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder/Forward Jacob Bruun Larsen
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Andreas Skov Olsen
Forward Kasper Dolberg
Forward Yussuf Poulsen

Comments:

Slovenia were now competing at their second UEFA European Championship tournament. At Euro 2000, they finished bottom of Group C after two draws and a defeat. . They had now lost one of their last 13 games (won eight) and scored in all of them. . Including qualifiers, Erik Janza had now scored three goals in his seven appearances in the UEFA European Championships.

Comments:

Denmark were now competing in their tenth UEFA European Championship tournament. . On 12 June 2021, Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch during Denmark’s Euro 2020 opening game against Finland in Copenhagen having suffered a life-threatening cardiac arrest. In this game, he made his return to a UEFA European Championship tournament. . The Danes had now lost one of their last 13 games (won nine) and failed to score in one of them.

1  Slovenia

Manager: Matjaž Kek

Goals:

Erik Janza 77 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jan Oblak (captain)
Defender Zan Karničnik
Defender/Midfielder Jaka Bijol
Defender/Midfielder Vanja Drkušič
Defender/Midfielder Erik Janza
Defender/Midfielder Petar Stojanović
Midfielder Timi Elšnik
Midfielder Adam Gnezda Cerin
Midfielder/Forward Jan Mlakar
Forward Benjamin Seško
Forward Andraž Sporar

Substitutions:

Benjamin Verbič for Petar Stojanović 67
Jon Gorenc Stanković for Timi Elšnik 75
Žan Celar for Jan Mlakar 76
David Brekalo for Andraž Sporar 90+5
Jasmin Kurtić for Benjamin Seško 90+5

Cards:

Petar Stojanović 53 Y
Žan Celar 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vid Belec
Goalkeeper Igor Vekič
Defender Miha Blažič
Defender David Brekalo
Defender/Midfielder Jure Balkovec
Defender/Midfielder Adrian Zeljković
Midfielder Tom Horvat
Midfielder Josip Iličić
Midfielder Jasmin Kurtić
Midfielder Benjamin Verbič
Midfielder/Forward Sandi Lovrić
Midfielder/Forward Nino Zugelj
Forward Žan Celar
Forward Zan Vipotnik

Comments:

Slovenia were now competing at their second UEFA European Championship tournament. At Euro 2000, they finished bottom of Group C after two draws and a defeat. . They had now lost one of their last 13 games (won eight) and scored in all of them. . Including qualifiers, Erik Janza had now scored three goals in his seven appearances in the UEFA European Championships.

1  Denmark

Manager: Kasper Hjulmand

Goals:

Christian Eriksen 17 G

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper (captain)
Joachim Andersen Defender/Midfielder
Alexander Bah Defender/Midfielder
Christian Eriksen Midfielder
Morten Hjulmand Midfielder
Jonas Wind Midfielder/Forward
Rasmus Højlund Forward

Substitutions:

Joakim Maehle for Victor Kristiansen 78
Kasper Dolberg for Jonas Wind 83
Christian Norgaard for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 83
Yussuf Poulsen for Rasmus Højlund 83
Thomas Delaney for Morten Hjulmand 89

Cards:

Morten Hjulmand 49 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mads Hermansen
Goalkeeper Frederik Ronnow
Defender Simon Kjaer
Defender/Midfielder Joakim Maehle
Defender/Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder Thomas Delaney
Midfielder Anders Dreyer
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder/Forward Jacob Bruun Larsen
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Andreas Skov Olsen
Forward Kasper Dolberg
Forward Yussuf Poulsen

Comments:

Denmark were now competing in their tenth UEFA European Championship tournament. . On 12 June 2021, Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch during Denmark’s Euro 2020 opening game against Finland in Copenhagen having suffered a life-threatening cardiac arrest. In this game, he made his return to a UEFA European Championship tournament. . The Danes had now lost one of their last 13 games (won nine) and failed to score in one of them.