EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Telia Parken - Copenhagen Saturday 13 June 2015 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Denmark Group I - Matchday -7 Serbia Last updated 31/10/2016 17:10CET EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Match background 2 Legend 3 1 Denmark - Serbia Saturday 13 June 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Telia Parken, Copenhagen Match background Serbia are hoping to register a first win as an independent nation against Denmark, but things will not be easy in Copenhagen as the hosts are enjoying a strong run in European qualifiers on home soil. Previous meetings • Serbia met Denmark for the first time as an independent nation in the 14 November 2014 Group I encounter in Belgrade. Zoran Tošić (4) gave the hosts an early lead, but Nicklas Bendtner (60, 85) and Simon Kjær (62) found the target in the second half to help Morten Olsen's visitors to a 3-1 win. • Denmark and Yugoslavia crossed paths seven times, leaving the Danes with the record W2 D0 L5 (W1 D0 L3 at home, W1 D0 L2 in Yugoslavia). Those games include a one-sided meeting at the 1984 UEFA European Championship, where Sepp Piontek's Denmark beat Todor Veselinović's Yugoslavia 5-0, Frank Arnesen (8, 69), Klaus Berggreen (16), Preben Elkjær (82) and Jan Lauridsen (84) sharing the goals. • The teams for that match at Lyon's Stade de Gerland on 16 June 1984 were: Denmark: Qvist, Rasmussen (Sivebæk 61), Morten Olsen, Busk, Nielsen, Berggreen, Arnesen (Lauridsen 78), Bertelsen, Lerby, Michael Laudrup, Elkjær. Yugoslavia: Ivković, Miljuš, Nenad Stojković, Zajec, Katanec (Halilović 55), Radanović, Gudelj, Baždarević (Dragan Stojković 27), Cvetković, Sušić, Vujović. • Denmark and Yugoslavia's last senior meetings came in 1992 UEFA European Championship qualifying; Denmark lost 2-0 at home but won 2-1 in Belgrade. Denmark finished a point adrift of Yugoslavia at the top of Group 4, but were called in to replace their rivals at the final tournament in Sweden after FIFA suspended Yugoslavia – famously going on to win the competition. Form guide • Before the 14 October 1-0 loss to Portugal, Denmark had won their previous seven UEFA European Championship qualifiers on home soil. Their preceding defeat was a 3-1 loss to Spain on 13 October 2007 during UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying. • Denmark have prevailed in just two of their last seven competitive home games. A 6-0 victory against Malta was their only home success during 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying, while Armenia were defeated 2-1 in the opening UEFA EURO 2016 qualifier. • Serbia have lost their last two qualifiers, going down 2-1 in Portugal after their 3-1 home defeat by Denmark. • Serbia have not won a game after 90 minutes during this qualifying campaign, though they were awarded a 3-0 victory (and had three points deducted) when the game in Belgrade against Albania was abandoned. Their only other positive result came from an opening 1-1 draw in Armenia. Trivia and links • Denmark and Serbia met in 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying, drawing 0-0 in Serbia and 1- 1 in Denmark. • Denmark and Serbia have been drawn in Group A of the 2015 UEFA European U21 Championship finals, and are due to lock horns on 23 June. • Yugoslavian/Serbian and Danish clubs have met in six UEFA club competition games, with the Serbian sides boasting the record W2 D3 L1 (W2 D1 L0 at home, W0 D2 L1 in Denmark). • Denmark's Simon Poulsen and Serbia's Nemanja Gudelj were team-mates at Eredivisie outfit AZ Alkmaar in the 2014/15 season. 2 Denmark - Serbia Saturday 13 June 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Telia Parken, Copenhagen Legend :: Previous meetings Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw :: Squad list Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2016 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2016 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended) :: Team facts EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying). From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 is the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals. Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable 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. 3.