EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Estádio Municipal de Braga - Braga Thursday 8 October 2015 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Portugal Group I - Matchday -4 Denmark Last updated 12/07/2021 18:13CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Squad list 5 Head coach 7 Match officials 8 Competition facts 9 Match-by-match lineups 10 Team facts 12 Legend 14 1 Portugal - Denmark Thursday 8 October 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga Previous meetings Head to Head 2016 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 14/10/2014 QR (GS) Denmark - Portugal 0-1 Copenhagen Ronaldo 90+5 UEFA EURO 2012 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Bendtner 41, 80; 13/06/2012 GS-FT Denmark - Portugal 2-3 Lviv Pepe 24, Hélder Postiga 36, Varela 87 Krohn-Dehli 13, 11/10/2011 QR (GS) Denmark - Portugal 2-1 Copenhagen Bendtner 63; Ronaldo 90+2 Nani 29, 30, Ronaldo 08/10/2010 QR (GS) Portugal - Denmark 3-1 Porto 85; Carvalho 79 (og) FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Bendtner 43; Liedson 05/09/2009 QR (GS) Denmark - Portugal 1-1 Copenhagen 86 Nani 42, Deco 86 (P); Bendtner 83, C. 10/09/2008 QR (GS) Portugal - Denmark 2-3 Lisbon Poulsen 88, Jensen 90+2 EURO '96 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached B. Laudrup 22; Sá 09/06/1996 GS-FT Denmark - Portugal 1-1 Sheffield Pinto 53 FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Røntved 45 (P), Hansen 88; Rui 09/10/1977 QR (GS) Denmark - Portugal 2-4 Copenhagen Jordão 14, Nené 35, Soares Fernandes 61, Machado 79 17/11/1976 QR (GS) Portugal - Denmark 1-0 Lisbon Soares Fernandes 72 2 Portugal - Denmark Thursday 8 October 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga 1972 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Rodrigues 17, Eusébio 42, Baptista 12/05/1971 PR (GS) Portugal - Denmark 5-0 Porto 47, 49, Sandvad 87 (og) 14/10/1970 PR (GS) Denmark - Portugal 0-1 Copenhagen João 40 Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Portugal 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 7 5 1 1 15 6 Denmark 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 7 1 1 5 6 15 FIFA* Portugal 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 - - - - 4 2 1 1 8 6 Denmark 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 - - - - 4 1 1 2 6 8 Friendlies Portugal - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 2 0 1 7 6 Denmark - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 1 0 2 6 7 Total Portugal 4 3 0 1 5 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 14 9 2 3 30 18 Denmark 5 1 1 3 4 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 14 3 2 9 18 30 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup 3 Portugal - Denmark Thursday 8 October 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga Match background Portugal will rubber-stamp their UEFA EURO 2016 place if they avoid defeat against Denmark in Group I – and the leaders will be confirmed as section winners if they take all three points in Braga on 8 October. • Albania and Portugal have an identical head-to-head record in the event that the two sides finish level on points. • This is second-placed Denmark's final qualifier; they will be sure of a top-two finish if they win and nearest rivals Albania drop points at home to Serbia. Previous meetings • Cristiano Ronaldo scored Portugal's winner five minutes into added time as Denmark lost 1-0 in Copenhagen last October, in the teams' first Group I meeting. • The lineups for the latter match at the Arena Lviv on 13 June 2012 were: Denmark: Andersen, Kjær, Agger, Simon Poulsen, Jacobsen, Kvist, Eriksen, Krohn-Dehli (Schöne 90+2), Rommedahl (Mikkelsen 60), Bendtner, Zimling (Jakob Poulsen 16). Portugal: Rui Patrício, Bruno Alves, Pepe, Miguel Veloso, Fábio Coentrão, Cristiano Ronaldo, João Moutinho, Raul Meireles (Silvestre Varela 84), Nani (Rolando 89), João Pereira, Hélder Postiga (Nélson Oliveira 64). Form guide • Portugal's 1-0 home reverse to Albania at the start of this Group I campaign remains their sole defeat in their last 19 home qualifying games (W13 D5 L1), since a 3-2 loss to Denmark in September 2008. • Portugal have won their last five Group I fixtures since succumbing to the now-third-placed Albania in Aveiro. • Denmark are unbeaten in their last four qualifiers and have not conceded in their last three. However, both of their September assignments ended in 0-0 draws. Disciplinary • Tiago is available again after a one-match ban; Nani's next yellow card will trigger a suspension. • Lars Jacobsen, Simon Kjær and William Kvist will incur a suspension with their next yellow cards. Trivia and links • Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time top scorer in UEFA European Championship matches with 26 goals. • Denmark coach Morten Olsen – who will retire at the end of this UEFA EURO 2016 campaign – featured as a player when his country lost 5-0 to Portugal in Porto on 12 May 1971 in a UEFA European Championship qualifier. • Danish and Portuguese national sides have met 13 times at age-group levels in UEFA competitions, with Portugal's record W10 D2 L1. Denmark's sole victory came in the defunct UEFA European Under-23 Championship on 15 December 1971. • Danish and Portuguese clubs have met in 39 UEFA competition games, with the Danish clubs' record W5 D7 L27 (W2 D6 L11 at home, W3 D1 L16 in Portugal). 4 Portugal - Denmark Thursday 8 October 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga Squad list Portugal Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers Dinamo - Eduardo 19/09/1982 33 - 0 0 0 0 35 - Zagreb - Rui Patrício 15/02/1988 27 Sporting CP - 6 0 0 0 39 - - Ventura 14/01/1988 27 Belenenses - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - Ricardo Carvalho 18/05/1978 37 Monaco - 5 1 0 0 82 6 - Bruno Alves 27/11/1981 33 Fenerbahçe - 2 0 0 0 80 10 - Eliseu 01/10/1983 32 Benfica - 4 0 0 0 11 1 - José Fonte 22/12/1983 31 Southampton - 2 0 0 0 5 - - Fábio Coentrão 11/03/1988 27 Monaco - 3 1 0 0 50 5 - Cédric 31/08/1991 24 Southampton - 2 0 0 0 6 - - Luís Neto 26/05/1988 27 Zenit - 0 0 0 0 9 - Midfielders - Tiago 02/05/1981 34 Atlético - 4 0 0 0 65 3 - Danny 07/08/1983 32 Zenit - 5 0 0 0 34 4 - Miguel Veloso 11/05/1986 29 Dynamo Kyiv - 2 1 0 0 55 3 - João Moutinho 08/09/1986 29 Monaco - 5 0 0 0 79 2 - João Mário 19/01/1993 22 Sporting CP - 1 0 0 0 4 - - Danilo 09/09/1991 24 Porto - 1 0 0 0 4 - - Bernardo Silva 10/08/1994 21 Monaco - 1 0 0 0 3 - - André André 26/08/1989 26 Porto - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Nélson Semedo 16/11/1993 21 Benfica - 0 0 0 0 - - Forwards - Ricardo Quaresma 26/09/1983 32 Beşiktaş - 4 0 0 0 43 4 - Cristiano Ronaldo 05/02/1985 30 Real Madrid - 5 5 0 0 122 55 - Nani 17/11/1986 28 Fenerbahçe * 6 0 0 0 88 14 - Éder 22/12/1987 27 Swansea - 4 0 0 0 20 1 Coach - Fernando Santos 10/10/1954 60 - 3 0 0 0 8 - 5 Portugal - Denmark Thursday 8 October 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga Denmark Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Stephan Andersen 26/11/1981 33 København - 0 0 0 0 30 - - Kasper Schmeichel 05/11/1986 28 Leicester - 7 0 0 0 14 - - Jonas Lössl 01/02/1989 26 Guingamp - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - Lars Jacobsen 20/09/1979 36 Guingamp * 5 0 0 0 85 2 - Simon Poulsen 07/10/1984 31 PSV - 2 0 0 0 34 - - Daniel Agger 12/12/1984 30 Brøndby - 4 0 0 0 69 12 - Simon Kjær 26/03/1989 26 Fenerbahçe * 7 1 0 0 52 2 - Riza Durmisi 08/01/1994 21 Brøndby - 2 0 0 0 3 - - Erik Sviatchenko 04/10/1991 24 Midtjylland - 1 0 0 0 3 - - Jannik Vestergaard 03/08/1992 23 Bremen - 0 0 0 0 3 - Midfielders - Thomas Kahlenberg 20/03/1983 32 Brøndby - 4 1 0 0 46 5 - Michael Krohn-Dehli 06/06/1983 32 Sevilla - 7 0 0 0 56 6 - Jakob Poulsen 07/07/1983 32 Midtjylland - 3 1 0 0 37 3 - William Kvist 24/02/1985 30 København * 6 0 0 0 61 2 - Daniel Wass 31/05/1989 26 Celta - 0 0 0 0 13 - - Christian Eriksen 14/02/1992 23 Tottenham - 5 0 0 0 53 6 - Pierre Højbjerg 05/08/1995 20 Schalke - 6 1 0 0 9 1 - Pione Sisto 04/02/1995 20 Midtjylland - 1 0 0 0 1 - Forwards - Morten Rasmussen 31/01/1985 30 Midtjylland - 0 0 0 0 12 4 - Nicklas Bendtner 16/01/1988 27 Wolfsburg - 7 2 0 0 70 29 - Nicolai Jørgensen 15/01/1991 24 København - 2 0 0 0 12 - - Martin Braithwaite 05/06/1991 24 Toulouse - 1 0 0 0 9 1 - Yussuf Poulsen 15/06/1994 21 Leipzig - 5 1 0 0 8 1 Coach - Morten Olsen 14/08/1949 66 - 7 0 0 0 174 - 6 Portugal - Denmark Thursday 8 October 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga Head coach Fernando Santos Date of birth: 10 October 1954 Nationality: Portuguese Playing career: SL Benfica, CS Marítimo, GD Estoril-Praia Coaching career: GD Estoril-Praia, CF Estrela da Amadora, FC Porto, AEK Athens FC (twice), Panathinaikos FC, Sporting Clube de Portugal, SL Benfica, PAOK FC, Greece, Portugal • A left-back, Santos started his playing days at home-town club Benfica before two-year stints with Marítimo and Estoril-Praia.