UEFA European Championship Qualifying

N Ireland vs Denmark 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

  • 60': Isaac Price
  • 81': Dion Charles
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2 - 0

Northern Ireland defeat group winners Denmark in final Euro 2024 qualifier

Northern Ireland netted two second-half goals to beat Group H winners Denmark in their Euro 2024 qualifier at Windsor Park on Monday, closing out an unsuccessful qualifying campaign with an impressive showing in front of the jubilant home fans.

Match Commentary

  • 28': George Saville (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Trai Hume (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Northern Ireland 0, Denmark 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Northern Ireland 0, Denmark 0.
  • 56': Substitution, Denmark. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Jesper Lindstrøm because of an injury.
  • 60': Goal! Northern Ireland 1, Denmark 0. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shea Charles.
  • 61': Substitution, Denmark. Thomas Delaney replaces Mathias Jensen.
  • 61': Substitution, Denmark. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg replaces Matt O'Riley.
  • 61': Substitution, Denmark. Jannik Vestergaard replaces Mohamed Daramy.
  • 73': Substitution, Denmark. Jonas Wind replaces Morten Hjulmand.
  • 78': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor McMenamin replaces Dale Taylor.
  • 78': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Paul Smyth replaces Isaac Price.
  • 81': Goal! Northern Ireland 2, Denmark 0. Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor McMenamin with a cross following a fast break.
  • 82': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jordan Thompson replaces George Saville.
  • 87': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor Washington replaces Dion Charles because of an injury.
  • 90': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Joachim Andersen (Denmark) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 2, Denmark 0.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Windsor Park
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Attendance: 17,366

UEFA European Championship Qualifying Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+9 Denmark 10 22 2
+11 Slovenia 10 22 2
+8 Finland 10 18 4
+4 Kazakhstan 10 18 4
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Statistics

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6 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 10
5 Saves 0
20.4 Possession 79.6
7 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
105 Accurate Passes 664
198 Passes 760
0.5 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 12
8 Crosses 39
0.3 Cross % 0.3
64 Long Balls 51
19 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 13
15 Tackles 20
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 6
47 Effective Clearances 16
47 Clearances 16

Line-Ups

NIR Northern Ireland (5-4-1)

No. Name
12 Conor Hazard (GK)
17 Paddy McNair
22 Ciaron Brown
5 Eoin Toal
3 Jamal Lewis
2 Trai Hume Yellow Card
6 George Saville Yellow Card
19 Shea Charles
13 Dale Taylor
14 Isaac Price
10 Dion Charles

DEN Denmark (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
6 Andreas Christensen
2 Joachim Andersen Yellow Card
14 Victor Kristiansen
13 Rasmus Kristensen
11 Morten Hjulmand
7 Mathias Jensen
10 Matt O'Riley
12 Kasper Dolberg
9 Mohamed Daramy
18 Jesper Lindstrom

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