Denmark

Scotland faced Denmark at Hampden Park in Glasgow and wrote history, qualifying for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 28 years following a dramatic 4-2 win. It was a match full of emotion as both teams battled until the end, each scoring to extend their lead, but Scotland were more...

Set pieces are becoming increasingly important, attracting the attention of coaches, analysts and fans worldwide. This has led to the emergence of several concepts related to blocking or hindering the opponent: the “block” and the “screen”.  Here, we define each term: 1) The block involves an attacking player positioning himself...

Set pieces are becoming increasingly important, attracting the attention of coaches, analysts and fans worldwide. This has led to the emergence of several concepts related to blocking or hindering the opponent: the “block” and the “screen”.  Here, we define each term: 1) The block involves an attacking player positioning himself...

Since their impressive achievements in the last Euros, the Danish national side has achieved varying levels of success, qualifying for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. However, they failed to register a win and finished bottom of their group. However, more recently, in qualifying, Denmark topped its group ahead of fellow...

This season, FC Copenhagen has been very impressive in the UEFA Champions League, qualifying from a group containing Galatasaray, Manchester United, and Bayern — an impressive feat, considering the Danish champions had to play six games in the qualifiers just to reach the group stage, now facing Manchester City in the last 16. There are many analyses available...

At the time of writing, US Lecce are sitting 12th in Serie A as they outperform both expectation and budget. Since they were promoted back to top-flight football at the end of the 21/22 season, part of their success has been their ability to find and recruit good players from...

Both Sarina Wiegman's England team and Lars Søndergaard's Denmark went into their second game in Group D, knowing that a victory would give them the best possible chance to secure their place in the first knockout round.  In the opening group game, the Danes left it late to seal a...

Erling Haaland is an exceptional football player who combines pace, power, and physicality. Despite his height of 194 cm, he possesses explosive quickness and delicate skill.  Haaland has scored an impressive number of goals for different teams, including Red Bull Salzburg, Borussia Dortmund, and Manchester City. He even scored nine...

It’s fair to say that over the past 10 years, Benfica have potentially been the best club in European football at identifying talented young players, developing them, and eventually selling these stars for obscene amounts of money. In recent years, players such as Darwin Núñez, João Félix, Rúben Dias, and...

Denmark are one of the teams that although they mightn’t be favourites in the FIFA World Cup 2022, are expected to display an entertaining style of play and make life difficult for every team that competes against them. The Danes have shown character against some of the most challenging teams...

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg is a Danish central midfielder, currently playing for his national team and in the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur. Since moving to Southampton in 2016 Højbjerg has proven himself to be a reliable performer at this level, having played for the Saints for four years and he is...

Another EURO 2020’s semi-final between England and Denmark was played at the Wembley Stadium. Before the game, both sides had huge expectations as they thought they had the qualities to win the battle. Although Mikkel Damsgaard scored a stunner from a direct free-kick to open the scoring, England managed to...

On Saturday evening, the Baku Olympic Stadium in Azerbaijan hosted the third semi-final of Euro 2020. The game was disputed between the Czech Republic and Denmark with the Danes coming out as narrow winners in a 2-1 victory. The match was quite evenly contested for the most part and Denmark...