Denmark vs Finland will play at Euro 2020 – Group B, in Copenhagen on Parken Stadium, Saturday, 12 June 2021 at 17:00 (GMT+1). This will be the 1st match from this group because later at 20:00, Belgium will play against Russia.
Denmark vs Finland Match Preview
The two nordic national teams have met only six times in history. The first matches took place in the years 86′-87′, in the qualifications for Euro 1988 and both matches were won by Denmark with 1-0. Denmark also managed to qualify for the final tournament in a group that also included Czechoslovakia and Wales.
Denmark:
Denmark is in very good shape before the start of the final tournament, Euro 2020. In the last 15 matches played, Denmark recorded 11 victories, two draws and two defeats. The only national team that managed to beat it during this time, being Belgium who won 2-0 and 4-2.
Finland:
On the other hand, Finland qualified for the first time in the final tournament of a European championship. In the first five matches played in 2021, Finland did not win any match, moreover it was defeated in the last three friendly matches, 3-2 by Switzerland, 2-0 by Sweden and 1-0 by Estonia.
Denmark vs Finland statistics and possible teams
The last direct confrontation took place in 2011 and Denmark won 2-1 at home in a friendly match, after Finland led the break with 1-0. This was also the only match between the two national teams in which more than two goals were scored.
Denmark squad for Euro 2020
Goalkeepers: Jonas Lössl (Midtjylland), Frederik Rønnow (Schalke), Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester)
Defenders: Joachim Andersen (Fulham), Nicolai Boilesen (Copenhagen), Andreas Christensen (Chelsea), Mathias Jørgensen (Copenhagen), Simon Kjær (AC Milan), Joakim Mæhle (Atalanta), Jens Stryger Larsen (Udinese), Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton)
Midfielders: Anders Christiansen (Malmö), Thomas Delaney (Dortmund), Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), Mathias Jensen (Brentford), Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), Robert Skov (Hoffenheim), Daniel Wass (Valencia)
Forwards: Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona), Andreas Cornelius (Parma), Mikkel Damsgaard (Sampdoria), Kasper Dolberg (Nice), Andreas Skov Olsen (Bologna), Yussuf Poulsen (Leipzig), Jonas Wind (Copenhagen)
Finland squad for Euro 2020
Goalkeepers: Lukas Hradecky (Leverkusen), Anssi Jaakkola (Bristol Rovers), Jesse Joronen (Brescia)
Defenders: Paulus Arajuuri (Pafos), Robert Ivanov (Warta Poznań), Thomas Lam (Zwolle), Daniel O’Shaughnessy (HJK Helsinki), Jukka Raitala (Minnesota United), Joona Toivio (Häcken), Jere Uronen (Genk), Nicholas Hämäläinen (QPR), Sauli Väisänen (Chievo)
Midfielders: Nikolai Alho (MTK Budapest), Fredrik Jensen (Augsburg), Glen Kamara (Rangers), Joni Kauko (Esbjerg), Robin Lod (Minnesota United), Rasmus Schüller (Djurgården), Pyry Soiri (Esbjerg), Tim Sparv (Larissa), Robert Taylor (Brann), Onni Valakari (Pafos)
Forwards: Marcus Forss (Brentford), Lassi Lappalainen (Montréal), Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), Teemu Pukki (Norwich)
* Possible prediction: Denmark win
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