FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Denmark vs North Macedonia, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Playoff Semifinals

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Denmark
  • 49': Mikkel Damsgaard
  • 58': Gustav Isaksen
  • 59': Gustav Isaksen
  • 75': Christian Nørgaard
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4 - 0
North Macedonia

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    Denmark are hosting North Macedonia at Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark, 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': Elmin Rastoder (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Denmark).
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
    • 6': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Denmark).
    • 7': Offside, Denmark. Mikkel Damsgaard is caught offside.
    • 8': Handball by Rasmus Højlund (Denmark).
    • 9': Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Alexander Bah (Denmark).
    • 10': Foul by Sebastián Herrera (North Macedonia).
    • 10': Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Rasmus Højlund (Denmark) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a through ball.
    • 14': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Gjoko Zajkov.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Joakim Mæhle (Denmark) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia).
    • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia).
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Foul by Sebastián Herrera (North Macedonia).
    • 22': Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Eljif Elmas.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Rasmus Højlund (Denmark) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gustav Isaksen with a cross.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Joakim Mæhle (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
    • 25': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Jani Atanasov.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Froholdt.
    • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia).
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Gustav Isaksen.
    • 32': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Andrej Stojchevski.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Joakim Mæhle (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard following a corner.
    • 33': Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Foul by Alexander Bah (Denmark).
    • 36': Attempt saved. Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
    • 36': Christian Nørgaard (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Elmin Rastoder (North Macedonia).
    • 37': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Jani Atanasov.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Alexander Bah (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
    • 40': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Visar Musliu.
    • 41': Delay in match (Denmark).
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Visar Musliu.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Victor Nelsson (Denmark) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gustav Isaksen with a cross.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Victor Froholdt.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Christian Nørgaard.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Lirim Qamili (North Macedonia).
    • 45'+2': Mads Hermansen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Denmark 0, North Macedonia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Denmark 0, North Macedonia 0.
    • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Elmin Rastoder (North Macedonia).
    • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 49': Goal! Denmark 1, North Macedonia 0. Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia).
    • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 54': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Visar Musliu.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard following a corner.
    • 55': Foul by Rasmus Højlund (Denmark).
    • 55': Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 58': Goal! Denmark 2, North Macedonia 0. Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Victor Froholdt (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Rasmus Højlund.
    • 59': Goal! Denmark 3, North Macedonia 0. Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a fast break.
    • 61': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
    • 61': Victor Froholdt (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Offside, Denmark. Rasmus Højlund is caught offside.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Rasmus Højlund (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 64': Substitution, North Macedonia. Ljupcho Doriev replaces Jani Atanasov.
    • 64': Substitution, North Macedonia. Bojan Miovski replaces Darko Churlinov.
    • 64': Substitution, North Macedonia. Isnik Alimi replaces Lirim Qamili.
    • 66': Foul by Rasmus Højlund (Denmark).
    • 66': Isnik Alimi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
    • 68': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Andrej Stojchevski.
    • 69': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Alexander Bah (Denmark).
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Elmin Rastoder (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isnik Alimi.
    • 72': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
    • 72': Victor Froholdt (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Substitution, Denmark. Christian Eriksen replaces Gustav Isaksen.
    • 75': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Gjoko Zajkov.
    • 75': Goal! Denmark 4, North Macedonia 0. Christian Nørgaard (Denmark) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
    • 77': Substitution, North Macedonia. Danny Musovski replaces Elmin Rastoder.
    • 78': Foul by Alexander Bah (Denmark).
    • 78': Ljupcho Doriev (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Foul by Danny Musovski (North Macedonia).
    • 79': Victor Froholdt (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Joakim Mæhle (Denmark) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
    • 81': Substitution, Denmark. Lucas Høgsberg replaces Alexander Bah.
    • 81': Substitution, Denmark. Kasper Høgh replaces Rasmus Højlund.
    • 81': Foul by Sebastián Herrera (North Macedonia).
    • 81': Victor Froholdt (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Foul by Christian Eriksen (Denmark).
    • 85': Isnik Alimi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Substitution, Denmark. Nikolas Nartey replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
    • 87': Substitution, Denmark. Oliver Provstgaard replaces Christian Nørgaard.
    • 88': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Gjoko Zajkov.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Denmark 4, North Macedonia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Denmark 4, North Macedonia 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 11
    5 Saves 0
    32 Possession 68
    3 SHOTS 20
    0 ON GOAL 9
    0.0 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    210 Accurate Passes 527
    282 Passes 594
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 6
    9 Crosses 28
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    58 Long Balls 42
    20 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 6
    14 Effective Tackles 12
    20 Tackles 18
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 8
    37 Effective Clearances 14
    37 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Parken Stadium
    Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
    Attendance: 35,746

    Line-Ups

    DEN Denmark (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Mads Hermansen (GK)
    3 Victor Nelsson
    15 Christian Nørgaard
    5 Joakim Maehle
    18 Alexander Bah
    12 Victor Froholdt
    23 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
    21 Morten Hjulmand
    9 Rasmus Højlund
    14 Mikkel Damsgaard
    8 Gustav Isaksen
    Denmark Substitutes:
    Noah Nartey, Kasper Høgh, Frederik Ronnow, Christian Eriksen, Andreas Jungdal, Nikolas Nartey, Mathias Jensen, Anders Dreyer, Jesper Lindstrom, Lucas Høgsberg, Oliver Provstgaard, William Osula.

    MKD North Macedonia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
    6 Visar Musliu
    5 Gjoko Zajkov
    3 Sebastián Herrera
    8 Andrej Stojchevski
    10 Enis Bardhi Yellow Card
    7 Eljif Elmas Yellow Card
    21 Jani Atanasov
    15 Elmin Rastoder
    11 Darko Churlinov
    17 Lirim Kjamili
    North Macedonia Substitutes:
    Isnik Alimi, Daniel Musovski, Nikola Serafimov, Bojan Miovski, Ljupco Doriev, Boban Nikolov, Dejan Iliev, Damjan Siskovski, Darko Velkoski, Aleksandar Trajkovski, Egzon Bejtulai, Milan Ristovski.

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