Having lost their opening two games in disappointing fashion, Iceland knew that only maximum points against the tournament hosts in their final UEFA European Under-21 Championships group game would be enough. Once victory over Denmark was assured, as convincingly as possible, would they be able to consider the awkward scenario that would see them sneak into the semi-finals with just three points. Unfortunately for Iceland their deserved...More

When a documentary entitled ‘The Chosen Ones’ is shown to a nation before the start of an under 21 European Championship campaign, there is a high amount of pressure on that team. When a fifth of the population watches a group game against Belarus, it is evident that Denmark has the support of their home nation crowd. Whether the Danes can produce the results is a different story. The performances have been there and the creation of c...More

Goals from Fabian Frei and Innocent Emeghara helped Switzerland take a big step towards the semi-finals of the UEFA under-21 Championships. Before either side had a chance to settle, Frei put Switzerland into an opening minute lead on their way to a 2-0 win. The rampaging midfielder was put clear of the napping Iceland defence by Xherdan Shaqiri and struck his shot with real venom. With the lead, Switzerland were allowed to control the...More

After a crushing opening night defeat against Switzerland and their prolific striker Xherdan Shaqiri, Danish coach Keld Bordinggaard will look to his star man Christian Eriksen to lead his side into the battle against the Belarussians on Tuesday with Belarus buoyed by their victory over Iceland in the first game. Danish playmaker Eriksen failed to live up to expectations against a resolute Switzerland defence and will be expected to rai...More

The Netherlands progressed with ease to the top of Group E, while Japan caused an upset by beating Cameroon and Denmark to second place. The rank outsiders faced the Danes in the last round of matches with qualification all to play for. They impressively outplayed Denmark to win 3-1 in what has been their best performance ever on foreign soil. Arsene Wenger said before the tournament that Japan’s Coach Takeshi Okada should deserve a st...More

Denmark were left shell-shocked after an impressive display by Japan knocked them out of the World Cup. They lost 3-1 to the Far East outfit, largely thanks to two well-struck free-kicks and some poor attacking play by the Danes. The Reds needed a win to progress out of Group E but their chances were all but over by half-time. The pre-match talk was again centred on the fitness of key striker Nicklas Bendtner. The Arsenal forward ...More