FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Greece vs Denmark, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Greece
    FT
    0 - 3
    Denmark
    • 32': Mikkel Damsgaard
    • 62': Andreas Christensen
    • 81': Rasmus Højlund

    About

    Greece are hosting Denmark at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Christos Zafeiris (Greece).
    • 1': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Giannis Konstantelias (Greece).
    • 2': Morten Hjulmand (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Offside, Greece. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
    • 5': Foul by Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greece).
    • 5': Mika Biereth (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Delay in match because of an injury Christos Zafeiris (Greece).
    • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Konstantinos Tzolakis (Greece).
    • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 12': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece).
    • 12': Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Christos Tzolis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Konstantinos Karetsas.
    • 18': Foul by Christos Tzolis (Greece).
    • 18': Victor Froholdt (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Georgios Vagiannidis.
    • 22': Foul by Mika Biereth (Denmark).
    • 22': Konstantinos Tzolakis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Victor Froholdt (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
    • 25': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Denmark).
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Karetsas (Greece) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
    • 28': Offside, Greece. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
    • 30': Victor Froholdt (Denmark) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
    • 30': Christos Tzolis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Foul by Rasmus Kristensen (Denmark).
    • 31': Foul by Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).
    • 31': Morten Hjulmand (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Mika Biereth (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Greece). Assisted by Andreas Skov Olsen with a headed pass.
    • 32': Goal! Greece 0, Denmark 1. Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
    • 36': Foul by Christos Zafeiris (Greece).
    • 36': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Joakim Mæhle (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Greece).
    • 43': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Georgios Vagiannidis.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Joachim Andersen (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
    • 45': Foul by Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greece).
    • 45': Mika Biereth (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Greece).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Greece 0, Denmark 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Greece 0, Denmark 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Greece. Giorgos Masouras replaces Giannis Konstantelias.
    • 45': Substitution, Greece. Tasos Bakasetas replaces Konstantinos Karetsas.
    • 48': Foul by Mika Biereth (Denmark).
    • 48': Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Foul by Mika Biereth (Denmark).
    • 49': Foul by Tasos Bakasetas (Greece).
    • 49': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark).
    • 51': Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
    • 53': Offside, Greece. Christos Tzolis is caught offside.
    • 59': Foul by Victor Froholdt (Denmark).
    • 59': Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Handball by Morten Hjulmand (Denmark).
    • 61': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andreas Skov Olsen.
    • 62': Goal! Greece 0, Denmark 2. Andreas Christensen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
    • 64': Substitution, Denmark. Rasmus Højlund replaces Mika Biereth.
    • 64': Substitution, Denmark. Patrick Dorgu replaces Andreas Skov Olsen.
    • 64': Substitution, Greece. Manolis Siopis replaces Dimitrios Kourbelis.
    • 65': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Greece).
    • 65': Morten Hjulmand (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Denmark).
    • 66': Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
    • 68': Handball by Joakim Mæhle (Denmark).
    • 68': Joakim Mæhle (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for handball.
    • 69': Christos Tzolis (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Foul by Rasmus Kristensen (Denmark).
    • 71': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Denmark).
    • 71': Manolis Siopis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Greece).
    • 73': Patrick Dorgu (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Christos Tzolis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Patrick Dorgu (Denmark).
    • 75': Christos Tzolis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Rasmus Kristensen (Denmark).
    • 75': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Greece).
    • 75': Rasmus Kristensen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, Greece. Fotis Ioannidis replaces Christos Zafeiris.
    • 78': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Rasmus Kristensen.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark). Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross.
    • 81': Patrick Dorgu (Denmark) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Victor Froholdt following a fast break.
    • 81': Goal! Greece 0, Denmark 3. Rasmus Højlund (Denmark) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
    • 83': Substitution, Denmark. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Victor Froholdt.
    • 83': Substitution, Denmark. Matt O'Riley replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
    • 83': Substitution, Greece. Dimitris Pelkas replaces Christos Tzolis.
    • 84': Foul by Dimitris Pelkas (Greece).
    • 84': Matt O'Riley (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Offside, Greece. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Patrick Dorgu (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rasmus Højlund.
    • 86': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Konstantinos Koulierakis.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Joachim Andersen (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Greece). Assisted by Jacob Bruun Larsen with a cross.
    • 90': Substitution, Denmark. Albert Grønbæk replaces Joakim Mæhle.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
    • 90'+1': Patrick Dorgu (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Greece). Assisted by Albert Grønbæk.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Patrick Dorgu (Denmark) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Greece 0, Denmark 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Greece 0, Denmark 3.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 4
    3 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 5
    55.8 Possession 44.2
    15 SHOTS 4
    8 ON GOAL 1
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    498 Accurate Passes 369
    573 Passes 452
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 1
    10 Crosses 9
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    53 Long Balls 41
    24 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    10 Effective Tackles 13
    19 Tackles 20
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 11
    22 Effective Clearances 13
    22 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
    Location: Piraeus, Greece
    Attendance: 31,172

    WCQ - UEFA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Denmark 2 +3 4
    2 Scotland 2 +2 4
    3 Greece 2 +1 3
    4 Belarus 2 -6 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    GRE Greece (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Konstantinos Tzolakis (GK)
    3 Konstantinos Koulierakis Yellow Card
    4 Konstantinos Mavropanos
    21 Kostas Tsimikas
    2 Georgios Vagiannidis
    18 Giannis Konstantelias
    16 Christos Zafeiris
    6 Dimitrios Kourbelis
    14 Vangelis Pavlidis
    9 Christos Tzolis
    19 Konstantinos Karetsas
    Greece Substitutes:
    Odisseas Vlachodimos, Manolis Siopis, Georgios Masouras, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Anastasios Bakasetas, Lazaros Rota, Panagiotis Retsos, Petros Mantalos, Georgios Kyriakopoulos, Dimitris Pelkas, Fotis Ioannidis, Christos Mandas.

    DEN Denmark (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
    6 Andreas Christensen
    2 Joachim Andersen
    5 Joakim Maehle Yellow Card
    13 Rasmus Kristensen
    21 Morten Hjulmand
    23 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
    15 Victor Froholdt
    20 Mika Biereth
    14 Mikkel Damsgaard
    11 Andreas Skov Olsen
    Denmark Substitutes:
    Anders Dreyer, Filip Jørgensen, Matt O'Riley, Jannik Vestergaard, Lucas Høgsberg, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Mads Hermansen, Patrick Dorgu, Albert Gronbaek Erlykke, William Osula, Kasper Dolberg, Rasmus Højlund.

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