In the early morning of November 18, Beijing time, in the 9th round of the European Cup qualifiers, the Danish men's football team played against the Slovenian men's football team at home. In the first half, Mailer scored for Denmark, Janza scored from a free kick to help Slovenia equalize, and in the second half, Delaney scored a goal, and in the end, Denmark defeated Slovenia 2-1 to lock up the top two in the group one round ahead of schedule and break through to this group of death. Another night of revelry for Denmark, with a population of only 5.84 million.
Compared with France, Portugal and England, Denmark, who are also seeded teams, did not perform well enough, missing out on early qualification after the first eight rounds, and at the same time ranked second in the group, with Slovenia leading the way and Kazakhstan in the back.
Now that the European qualifiers are in the final stage, Denmark has ushered in the most crucial game, facing the challenge of Slovenia at home, with the two teams tied on 19 points and only one goal difference. In the latest world rankings, Denmark is ranked 19th and Slovenia is ranked 54th.
In the 26th minute, Christiansen crossed and assisted Meylor to tackle the goal to help Denmark lead 1-0.
In the 30th minute, Janza scored directly from a free kick to help Slovenia equalize 1-1.
In the 54th minute, Delaney scored the ball in a scuffle to help Denmark take a 2-1 lead.
In the end, Denmark won 2-1 at home to Slovenia to win the battle for the top spot in the group.
After the victory, Denmark reached 22 points, surpassing Slovenia, which has 19 points, to rise to the top of the group, and at the same time 4 points away from Kazakhstan, which is in third place, to lock the top two in the group one round in advance, and successfully advance to the main stage.
According to statistics, this is the ninth time in the history of the Danish team to qualify for the European Championship finals, and the previous eight best results were created in 1992.
After seeing Denmark qualify ahead of schedule, Slovenia still has a chance to advance, that is, in the final round at home against Kazakhstan, which has left Asia and entered Europe, and the team only needs to draw to qualify.
In this round, Kazakhstan won 18 points after beating San Marino, just one point behind second-placed Slovenia, so a win over Slovenia in the final round will allow the team to qualify for the European Championship finals for the first time.
In 2002, the Kazakhstan Football Association chose to leave Asia and enter Europe, participate in the World Preliminary Tournament in the European Zone, and the European Cup Qualifiers, and has never qualified for more than 20 years.
The 14 quota places confirmed for the round of 24 of the European Championship:
Host: Germany
Qualifiers: France, England, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Austria, Scotland, Turkey, Hungary, Slovakia, Albania, Denmark, Czech Republic