UEFA Nations League

FT Thursday, March 20, 2025
Portugal WWDWD 0
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Denmark WLDLD 1
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1st Leg · Parken · 36,322 att.

Match Report

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Denmark defeat Portugal in Nations League quarterfinal first leg

Denmark striker Rasmus Højlund came off the bench to net the winner as his side beat Portugal 1-0 in the first leg of their Nations League quarterfinal at the Parken stadium on Thursday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
7
7
Saves
2
55.9
Possession
44.1
8
SHOTS
23
2
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
491
Accurate Passes
392
552
Passes
439
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
7
Accurate Crosses
3
22
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.2
39
Long Balls
37
25
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
7
10
Effective Tackles
7
16
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
8
24
Effective Clearances
27
24
Clearances
27

Head to Head

POR leads series 4-1

Lineups

DEN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 3Jannik VestergaardCD-L
  3. 2Joachim AndersenCD-R
  4. 5Joakim MaehleLB
  5. 13Rasmus KristensenRB
  6. 10Christian EriksenAM
  7. 15Christian NørgaardLM
  8. 21Morten HjulmandRM
  9. 12Mika BierethF
  10. 18Jesper LindstromAM-L
  11. 8Gustav IsaksenAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Lucas HøgsbergSUB
  2. 9Rasmus HøjlundSUB
  3. 4Victor NelssonSUB
  4. 11Andreas Skov OlsenSUB
  5. 20Conrad HarderSUB
  6. 6Morten FrendrupSUB
  7. 7Patrick DorguSUB
  8. 16Mads HermansenSUB
  9. 19Jonas WindSUB
  10. 23Victor FroholdtSUB
  11. 22Filip JørgensenSUB

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Diogo CostaG
  2. 13Renato VeigaCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 19Nuno MendesLB
  5. 5Diogo DalotRB
  6. 8Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 15João NevesLM
  8. 23VitinhaRM
  9. 7Cristiano RonaldoF
  10. 17Rafael LeãoAM-L
  11. 9Pedro NetoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Francisco TrincãoSUB
  2. 2Nélson SemedoSUB
  3. 21Diogo JotaSUB
  4. 10Bernardo SilvaSUB
  5. 18Rúben NevesSUB
  6. 22Rui SilvaSUB
  7. 16Geovany QuendaSUB
  8. 4António SilvaSUB
  9. 12José SáSUB
  10. 11João FélixSUB
  11. 14Gonçalo InácioSUB
  12. 6João PalhinhaSUB

Timeline

  1. 24' Penalty saved. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  2. 57' Diogo Dalot (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 59' Vitinha (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 66' Substitution, Portugal. Nélson Semedo replaces Diogo Dalot.
  5. 69' Substitution, Denmark. Andreas Skov Olsen replaces Jesper Lindstrøm.
  6. 69' Substitution, Denmark. Rasmus Højlund replaces Mika Biereth.
  7. 76' Substitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces Rafael Leão.
  8. 76' Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Inácio replaces Renato Veiga.
  9. 78' Goal! Denmark 1, Portugal 0. Rasmus Højlund (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Skov Olsen.
  10. 86' Substitution, Denmark. Jonas Wind replaces Christian Eriksen.
  11. 86' Substitution, Portugal. Bernardo Silva replaces João Neves.
  12. 87' Substitution, Denmark. Patrick Dorgu replaces Gustav Isaksen.

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