Denmark vs Belgium, 2020 European Championship, Group Stage
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Belgium beat Denmark 2-1 in an emotional Euro 2020 Group B encounter in Copenhagen on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Denmark. Thomas Delaney tries a through ball, but Martin Braithwaite is caught offside.
- 2': Goal! Denmark 1, Belgium 0. Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 4': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
- 5': Attempt saved. Joakim Maehle (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
- 6': Attempt saved. Daniel Wass (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joakim Maehle with a cross.
- 7': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Belgium).
- 7': Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen with a cross.
- 16': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joakim Maehle with a cross.
- 22': Hand ball by Andreas Christensen (Denmark).
- 23': Daniel Wass (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Belgium).
- 26': Attempt missed. Daniel Wass (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joakim Maehle.
- 28': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Belgium).
- 28': Joakim Maehle (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by Dries Mertens (Belgium).
- 29': Joakim Maehle (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Daniel Wass.
- 32': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mikkel Damsgaard.
- 35': Attempt missed. Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 40': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark).
- 40': Thomas Meunier (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Simon Kjaer (Denmark).
- 43': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Dries Mertens (Belgium).
- 45': Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Denmark 1, Belgium 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Denmark 1, Belgium 0.
- 45': Substitution, Belgium. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Dries Mertens.
- 48': Attempt missed. Thomas Delaney (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
- 49': Attempt missed. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 50': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Belgium).
- 50': Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
- 54': Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Goal! Denmark 1, Belgium 1. Thorgan Hazard (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 56': Foul by Jason Denayer (Belgium).
- 56': Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Belgium).
- 56': Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
- 57': Daniel Wass (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Belgium).
- 58': Attempt blocked. Thomas Delaney (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Foul by Daniel Wass (Denmark).
- 58': Thomas Meunier (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Daniel Wass (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Belgium. Eden Hazard replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 59': Substitution, Belgium. Axel Witsel replaces Leander Dendoncker.
- 60': Offside, Belgium. Toby Alderweireld tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Belgium).
- 61': Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Denmark. Christian Nørgaard replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
- 62': Substitution, Denmark. Jens Stryger Larsen replaces Daniel Wass.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Joakim Maehle (Denmark) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Delaney.
- 64': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 66': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Belgium).
- 66': Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt saved. Joakim Maehle (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
- 69': Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 69': Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Goal! Denmark 1, Belgium 2. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 72': Substitution, Denmark. Andreas Cornelius replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
- 72': Substitution, Denmark. Mathias Jensen replaces Thomas Delaney.
- 72': Axel Witsel (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Andreas Cornelius (Denmark).
- 74': Offside, Denmark. Christian Nørgaard tries a through ball, but Martin Braithwaite is caught offside.
- 75': Attempt saved. Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Cornelius.
- 75': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 76': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
- 77': Foul by Simon Kjaer (Denmark).
- 77': Thibaut Courtois (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Belgium).
- 81': Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Denmark).
- 81': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Mathias Jensen (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Denmark. Andreas Skov Olsen replaces Jannik Vestergaard.
- 87': Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Andreas Skov Olsen with a cross.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joakim Maehle.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Andreas Cornelius (Denmark) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90': Attempt missed. Mathias Jensen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
- 90'+3': Offside, Belgium. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Andreas Skov Olsen (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Belgium).
- 90'+4': Thorgan Hazard (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Belgium. Thomas Vermaelen replaces Thorgan Hazard.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 90'+5': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Andreas Skov Olsen.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Denmark 1, Belgium 2.
- 0': Match ends, Denmark 1, Belgium 2.
Statistics
 BEL |
DEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 53 | Possession | 47 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 479 | Accurate Passes | 414 |
| 566 | Passes | 489 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 5 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 12 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 16 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship
Venue: Parken
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 23,395
Venue: Parken
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 23,395
EURO Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 4 | Albania | 3 | -2 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Denmark (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 4 | Simon Kjaer |
| 3 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 6 | Andreas Christensen |
| 8 | Thomas Delaney |
| 23 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 5 | Joakim Maehle |
| 18 | Daniel Wass  |
| 20 | Yussuf Poulsen |
| 14 | Mikkel Damsgaard |
| 9 | Martin Braithwaite |
Belgium (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 18 | Jason Denayer |
| 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| 2 | Toby Alderweireld |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 19 | Leander Dendoncker |
| 16 | Thorgan Hazard |
| 15 | Thomas Meunier |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 11 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
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