UEFA Nations League

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Wales DLLLW 0
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Denmark DWLWL 1
  • Rasmus Højlund 75' P
Cardiff City Stadium · 25,108 att.

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Rasmus Højlund punishes Danny Ward error to sink Wales

Wales suffered a 1-0 Nations League defeat to Denmark as Rasmus Højlund struck from the penalty spot.

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Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
10/1/26 vs Norway W 2-1 UEFA Nations League
9/27/26 @ Denmark L 0-2 UEFA Nations League
9/24/26 @ Portugal L 0-1 UEFA Nations League
6/6/26 @ Romania L 1-2 International Friendly
6/2/26 vs Ghana D 1-1 International Friendly
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Team Stats

DEN WAL
9
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
3
44
Possession
56
13
SHOTS
6
4
ON GOAL
1
30
On Target %
20
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
375
Accurate Passes
481
440
Passes
564
90
Pass Completion %
90
5
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
18
30
Cross %
20
40
Long Balls
54
20
Accurate Long Balls
25
50
Long Balls %
50
3
Blocked Shots
0
8
Effective Tackles
12
9
Tackles
14
90
Tackle %
90
9
Interceptions
7
22
Effective Clearances
17
22
Clearances
17

Head to Head

DEN leads series 4-1

WAL Last 5 matchups DEN
  1. 1 International Friendly FT 2008-11-19 @ DEN 0
  2. 0 2018-19 UEFA Nations League FT 2018-09-09 @ DEN 2
  3. 1 2018-19 UEFA Nations League FT 2018-11-16 @ WAL 2
  4. 0 2020 European Championship FT 2021-06-26 @ WAL 4
  5. 0 2026-27 UEFA Nations League FT 2026-09-27 @ DEN 2

Lineups

Confirmed

WAL · 4-2-3-1

  1. Danny WardG123
  2. Ben DaviesCD-L4
  3. Ben CabangoCD-R6
  4. Jay Da SilvaLB15
  5. Neco WilliamsRB3
  6. Liam CullenAM10
  7. Jordan JamesLM17
  8. Ethan AmpaduRM51
  9. Lewis KoumasF91
  10. Sorba ThomasAM-L1911
  11. Brennan JohnsonAM-R112

Substitutes

  1. Chris MephamSUB2
  2. David CornellSUB1
  3. Jayden LienouSUB16
  4. Mark HarrisSUB18
  5. Wes BurnsSUB8
  6. Daniel JamesSUB20
  7. Tom KingSUB21
  8. Josh SheehanSUB22
  9. Kieffer MooreSUB131
  10. Cian AshfordSUB7
  11. Connor RobertsSUB14
  12. Joel ColwillSUB23

DEN · 4-4-2

  1. Mads HermansenG161
  2. Oliver ProvstgaardCD-L32
  3. Joachim AndersenCD-R2
  4. Joakim MaehleLB5
  5. Rasmus KristensenRB13
  6. Pierre-Emile HøjbjergCM-L23
  7. Morten HjulmandCM-R211
  8. Mohamed DaramyLM20
  9. Gustav IsaksenRM815
  10. Victor FroholdtCF-L7
  11. Rasmus HøjlundCF-R9315

Substitutes

  1. Lucas HøgsbergSUB4
  2. Anton GaaeiSUB18
  3. Kasper HøghSUB19
  4. Andreas Skov OlsenSUB11
  5. Thomas JørgensenSUB10
  6. Mads BidstrupSUB12
  7. Victor NelssonSUB6
  8. Mathias KvistgaardenSUB15
  9. Adam DaghimSUB17
  10. Filip JørgensenSUB22
  11. Andreas JungdalSUB1

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