Denmark will wear shirts at the World Cup that criticise the human rights record of the host nation Qatar, with a black option unveiled to honour migrant workers who died during construction work for the finals tournament. “The colour of mourning,” the kit manufacturer Hummel said in a post on Instagram releasing the black third-choice design. “While we support the Danish national team all the...
Denmark unveil World Cup ‘protest’ kits criticising Qatar’s human rights record
Denmark will wear shirts at the World Cup that criticise the human rights record of host nation Qatar, with a black option unveiled to honour migrant workers who died during construction work for the tournament. “The colour of mourning,” kit manufacturer Hummel said in a post on Instagram releasing the black third-choice design. “While we support the Danish national team all the way, this...
Nations League: Denmark stun France while Van Dijk sinks Belgium
Nations League holders France lost 2-0 to Denmark in their final Group A game but salvaged their place in the top tier at the end of a dismal campaign on Sunday. Didier Deschamps’ side, who will face Denmark in the World Cup in November, finished third in the Nations League standings with five points from six games after Kasper Dolberg and Andreas Skov Olsen scored first-half goals for the hosts...
The day Denmark stood still: Christian Eriksen’s collapse and the heroes who saved him
5pm GMT, Saturday 12 June – the excitement After a year’s delay because of Covid-19, 13,790 extremely excited Denmark and Finland supporters are in the national team’s stadium, Parken. I am not one of the lucky ones so I am watching at home with my wife, her parents and our nine‑year‑old daughter. For everyone in Denmark, though, this is a special moment. There is a national team game at Parken...
Christian Eriksen scores for Denmark on return to Copenhagen’s Parken Stadium
Christian Eriksen scored a brilliant goal as he made a triumphant return to the Parken Stadium where he almost died of a cardiac arrest last June, netting Denmark’s third in a 3-0 friendly win over Serbia on Tuesday. Eriksen, who scored with his first touch after coming on as a substitute in the 4-2 friendly defeat against the Netherlands in Amsterdam on Saturday, was guaranteed a warm welcome at...
Denmark reach Euro 2020 semi-finals with win over Czech Republic
Denmark beat the Czech Republic 2-1 in Baku to book their place in the semi-final of Euro 2020. Thomas Delaney headed Denmark into an early lead and Kasper Dolberg also struck shortly before half-time. Czech frontman Patrik Schick reduced the deficit with his fifth goal of the tournament in the 49th minute, but it was Denmark who progressed to secure a semi-final spot at Wembley on 7 July. Kasper...
DANE & DUSTED? England vs Denmark football results: Three Lions dominant in head-to-head stats against Euro 2020 semi-final opponents
ENGLAND reached the semi-finals of the European Championship for the first time since 1996 with a 4-0 win against Ukraine in Rome. Standing between the Three Lions and the final is an inspired Denmark side, who have a good record against Gareth Southgate’s team. Here, SunSport takes a look at England’s record against the Scandinavian nation since the two first met in September 1948...