UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP - 2015/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Krakow Stadium - Krakow Wednesday 21 June 2017 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Germany Group C - Matchday 2 Denmark Last updated 21/06/2017 11:18CET UEFA UNDER 21 OFFICIAL SPONSORS Match background 2 Legend 4 1 Germany - Denmark Wednesday 21 June 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Krakow Stadium, Krakow Match background Germany and Denmark both lost in the 2015 semi-finals but they will be seeking to take a step towards the last four again when they meet for the second successive UEFA European Under-21 Championship on the second day of Group C. Previous meetings • The teams' third and most recent encounter came on matchday two of the 2015 finals in the Czech Republic, with Horst Hrubesch's Germany running out 3-0 winners in Prague. Kevin Volland (32, 48) and Matthias Ginter (53) got the goals against Jess Thorup's Denmark. • The line-ups at the Eden Stadium on 20 June 2015 were: Germany: Ter Stegen, Korb, Ginter, Schulz, Bittencourt (Gnabry 79), Can (Geis 77), Kimmich, Heintz, Younes, Meyer, Volland (Klaus 82). Denmark: Busk, Scholz, Vestergaard, Knudsen, A Christensen, L Christensen, Poulsen (Bech 61), Thomsen, Jønsson (Nørgaard 77), Brock-Madsen, Sisto (Fischer 72). • Denmark nevertheless finished top of Group A with six points, one more than runners-up Germany. • The teams' only other competitive fixtures came in the 1994 preliminaries, when each recorded an away win. Christian Ziege's two goals helped Germany to a 4-1 success in Denmark, who in turn were 1-0 victors in their away game. Match background Germany • Germany scored 35 goals – more than any other side in qualifying – to win Group 7; what's more, they were the only team to achieve a perfect record having won all ten qualifiers. They scored four in four of their five home matches, although their biggest victory came away – 6-0 in the Faroe Islands. Stefan Kuntz's charges finished eight points clear of next-best Austria. • Semi-finalists in 2015 – losing to Portugal – Germany's sole U21 title came in 2009, when a squad including Manuel Neuer, Benedikt Höwedes, Jérôme Boateng, Mats Hummels, Marcel Schmelzer, Sami Khedira and Mesut Özil lifted the trophy in Sweden. • Germany have figured in five of the last seven tournaments, but survived the group stage in just 2009 and 2015. They were beaten quarter-finalists in 1992, 1996 and 1998. • West Germany were runners-up in 1982, also getting to the quarter-finals in 1990. Denmark • Denmark drew their first qualifier at home to Wales but won all of their next nine – keeping clean sheets in their first five matches and managing seven shut-outs overall. Their three-goals-against column was the joint lowest in qualifying, along with Italy and England. • The Danes were semi-finalists – losing to neighbours Sweden – for only the second time in 2015, having also fallen in the last four in 1992. They reached the quarter-finals in both 1978 and 1986, yet otherwise have only two finals appearances to their name, being eliminated in the group stage in 2006 and, as hosts, 2011. Coach and player links • Frederik Holst, Christian Nørgaard, Lasse Vigen Christensen and Kenneth Zohore were in the Denmark team beaten 2-0 by Germany in the 2011 European U17 Championship semi-finals. Jeremy Toljan appeared as a substitute for Germany. • Germany were 4-0 winners against Denmark in the elite round en route to claiming the 2014 European U19 Championship title, Max Meyer scoring twice. Levin Öztunali and Niklas Stark also played for Germany; Jeppe Højbjerg, Frederik Børsting and Emiliano Hansen and substitute Joachim Andersen were in the Denmark side, with Thomas Hagelskjær and Mads Pedersen unused replacements. • Nørgaard was at Hamburg between January 2012 and August 2013. • Patrick Banggaard joined Darmstadt in January 2017. Coach profiles Stefan Kuntz, Germany An influential player at every club he represented, Kuntz had his most successful period during a six-year spell at Kaiserslautern. He lifted two trophies – the Bundesliga in 1991 and the German Cup a year before – and was also named Germany's footballer of the year in 1991. Kuntz twice won the Bundesliga Golden Boot, yet only had a short 2 Germany - Denmark Wednesday 21 June 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Krakow Stadium, Krakow international career of four years, although that did incorporate victory at EURO '96. His coaching career began in the lower leagues; indeed Kuntz has never managed a team higher than the 2. Bundesliga and – after five years at four different clubs – he stepped up to become general manager at Koblenz and later Bochum. After eight years as CEO of Kaiserslautern, Kuntz succeeded Horst Hrubesch as Germany U21 coach. Niels Frederiksen, Denmark Frederiksen did not have a professional playing career; he was educated in economics and worked in banking for several years while working part-time as a youth coach at B93 and Lyngby. Subsequently he replaced Henrik Larsen as Lyngby coach in 2009, and in his first full season, 2009/10, he earned promotion to the Danish top flight. Frederiksen then succeeded Jess Thorup – who had taken charge of Denmark's U21s – as Esbjerg coach at the start of 2013/14. He once again took over from Thorup in his current post in August 2015. 3 Germany - Denmark Wednesday 21 June 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Krakow Stadium, Krakow Legend :: Squad list No: number DoB: date of birth Qual: qualifying FT: final tournament Pld: played Gls: goals Overall U21: final tournament only :: Match officials Nat: nationality DoB: date of birth Under-21: Total matches officiated in the UEFA European U21 Championship including all qualifying round matches. Matches as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. UEFA: Total matches officiated in all UEFA competitions including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. :: Group statistics/Tournament schedule Pos: position Pld: played W: won D: drawn L: lost GF: goals for GA: goals against Pts: points :: NOTE: All-time statistics Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out. Competitions Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited 4 Germany - Denmark Wednesday 21 June 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Krakow Stadium, Krakow Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended Overall: Total appearances in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament only Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 5.